Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba won't be available when Inter Miami takes on Eastern Conference-leading Cincinnati F Saturday, much to the dismay of team owner Jorge Mas.

Austin delivered a world-class experience, but frustrations remain over Messi's absence and how the league handled it

Inter Miami CF is furious about the suspension of two key players. Both Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba will be forced to miss one game after sitting out of the MLS All-Star Game, and the club’s co-owner, Jorge Mas, did not hold back when talking about how Inter Miami felt about the punishment.

Austin also spent $500,000 in GAM to acquire defender Nick Lima from San Jose. Similar to Ring, Lima is a consistent, experienced and effective MLS starter at either outside back position.

Major League Soccer awarded $15,000 to four Austin community leaders as part of its All-Star Hometown Heroes program.

Austin FC will have two players in the MLS all-star game after all with the last-minute addition of defender Guilherme Biro.

While owners could vote to adopt the global calendar at Wednesday's meeting -- a move that many consider a fait accompli -- there isn’t the same sense of urgency to vote this week as there was at April’s meeting in Chicago.