Lionel Messi is fined after taking a throat grip on New York City's assistant coach Mehdi Ballouchy after the final whistle in Sunday's premiere in the American football league MLS.
What the fine amounts to for Inter Miami's Argentine attacking star is not known. Messi's teammate Luis Suárez is also fined an unknown amount after a similar incident. The Uruguayan put his hands on the neck of New York's Norwegian defender Birk Risa at halftime of the 2–2 match.
