“We’re Confident in Our Turf”-After NFL’s Eye-Opening Injury Analysis, MLS Issued Warning Before Lionel Messi’s Debut as Inter Miami Star Suffers Major Injury

After the much-awaited announcement regarding his future, soccer fans in the US are eagerly waiting for Lionel Messi to play his first game. The Argentinian may have relieved everyone with the emphatic news, but the MLS fans are yet to savor his debut. The player is definitely in line to stop time when he plays his first game.

Preparations for his first game must be on a high note, as they’ll be looking to conduct his debut swiftly. While they carry on with their advances, a major warning has been sent to the MLS and other clubs, which is definitely concerning for Messi as well.

MLS warned before the debut of Lionel Messi

It has come to light that Messi may be prone to injury from playing in every MLS club’s stadium. Well, allow us to explain. Recently, CNS Sports Golazo soccer presenter, Nico Cantor reacted to Inter Miami’s latest news concerning their player. The Herons announced their forward, Coco Jean, has torn his ACL.

While this may sound like a regular injury, On Twitter, Cantor suggested it occurred while playing on turf. “With Messi coming to MLS, I hope that inspires the league to get more serious and find a way to remove turf fields from the league. If we want to emulate top leagues, we can’t have turf.”

This was duly noted by one of the journalists, Felipe Cárdenas, who also dug his feet into the matter. He replied to Cantor with a tweet, saying, “I reached out to Atlanta United to see if the Mercedes Benz Stadium turf will be replaced w/grass due to Messi’s pending arrival. Per an ATLUTD spokesperson: ‘We’re confident in our turf.'”

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Surprisingly, Cárdenas received a vague answer from Atlanta United officials that the turf was still better. While the latest Miami forward’s injury may not change the club’s minds, an injury analysis from the NFL definitely will.

NFL makes significant injury analysis

Earlier, the NFL released an eye-opening analysis showing that players suffer more injuries on turf than on grass. According to recent data from the NFL Players Association, noncontact injuries for NFL players were more frequent on artificial turf compared to grass during the 2022 regular season.

Players have consistently expressed their preference for playing on grass, citing safety concerns and a better overall experience. In particular, injuries affecting the lower extremities, such as the knees, ankles, and feet, were more likely to occur on artificial turf fields than on grass in previous years. While the disparity between the two surfaces has gradually decreased since 2020, the injury rates were nearly identical by 2021.

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The debate still goes on whether the NFL should change the turf to grass. Now the MLS has also been dragged into the deliberation. Perhaps it is time for the concerned authorities to quickly take action on this.

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