Lionel Messi ‘doesn’t want to play’ in coldest US match for six years with temperatures set to drop to -24 DEGREES

LIONEL MESSI is reportedly readying to beryllium retired Inter Miami’s clash with Sporting Kansas City – due to the fact that it’s excessively COLD.

Miami are preparing to look Sporting KC successful a CONCACAF Champions Cup opener connected Tuesday night.

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Lionel Messi whitethorn beryllium retired Inter Miami’s  CONCACAF Champions Cup archetypal limb with Sporting KC[/caption]

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Temperatures astatine Children’s Mercy Park are acceptable to scope recording-breaking lows connected Tuesday[/caption]

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Eight-time Ballon d’Or victor Messi is hoping to usher Inter Miami to different title[/caption]

Messi joined Miami successful July 2023 connected a escaped transportation from Paris Saint-Germain.

The 37-year-old has since gone connected to people 33 goals successful 39 games for the MLS side.

But the upcoming showdown astatine Children’s Mercy Park has reportedly near the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner with acold feet.

Temperates are expected to plunge to an outrageous -24 degrees Celcius (-12 Fahrenheit) for Tuesday’s game.

According to insider Franco Panizo, Messi is not keen connected playing successful the “blistering cold.”

Panizo added: “Whether helium does oregon not is inactive to beryllium determined, but determination is simply a accidental Messi does not play successful the CONCACAF Champions Cup opener.”

Should the forecasted temperatures travel to fruition, it would beryllium the coldest shot lucifer connected US ungraded since Colorado Rapids and Portland Timbers played backmost successful 2019.

On that occasion, a large frost saw the crippled played retired successful -7 Celsius temps.

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As good arsenic falling temperatures, determination is predicted snowfall of betwixt 9 and 11 inches connected Tuesday successful Kansas City.

Both teams person been successful interaction with CONCACAF officials and are monitoring the weather, per the Miami Herald.

The crippled could perchance beryllium postponed if dense snowfall mixes with an ice-cold upwind chill.

Sporting KC president Jake Reid said: “Cold is 1 happening – we’ll spot what the snowfall does.

“We’ll beryllium ready. Our interest is astir harmless entree for fans to and from and clearing the parking tons and walking ways.

“The acold is what it is. Bundle up. Bring your blankets, bring your hats.

“No 1 should beryllium amazed erstwhile they travel retired that it’s freezing cold.”