Laurens: Miami's Champions Cup elimination a massive disappointment (1:25)
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Mascherano: Vancouver much better than Miami in Champions Cup (1:02)
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Mascherano laments Miami's 'hurtful' CCC exit

The Vancouver Whitecaps dashed Lionel Messi's hopes of reaching the Concacaf Champions Cup final by stunning Inter Miami 5-1 on aggregate score.

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Caps keep Messi in check, bounce Miami from cup

Brian White and Pedro Vite scored two minutes apart and the Vancouver Whitecaps stunned Inter Miami 3-1 in the second leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal on Wednesday night.

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Miami drawing inspiration from Barça 'remontada'

Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano reminisced on Barcelona's historic 6-1 comeback victory over PSG in the 2017 Champions League round of 16, using that night's example to inspire his players.

Gomez: More important Inter Miami win Champions Cup than MLS (1:08)
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Vancouver blanks Messi's Miami in CCC first semi

Vancouver Whitecaps took a decisive 2-0 victory over Inter Miami in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal in front of an attendance record of 53,837 spectators at BC Place.

Suarez: Inter Miami 'never lost faith' in CONCACAF Cup comeback (0:59)
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Messi's 'greatness' guides Miami into CCC semis

Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano attributed Lionel Messi's decisive goal and his "greatness" to their 3-1 comeback victory against LAFC, which secured a spot in the Concacaf Champions Cup.

Mascherano: Lionel Messi is the protagonist (1:25)
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Miami boss: Messi 'big advantage' in bid for semis

Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano said Lionel Messi's mentality provides the club with a "big advantage" heading into the second leg of its Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals series against LAFC on Wednesday at Chase Stadium.

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Miami coach on ref call: A red here or on the moon

Javier Mascherano questioned the decision to not send off Nathan Ordaz, saying it would have prompted a red card "here and in China and the moon."

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Messi fit as Miami eyes 'big step' into semifinals

Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano recognized the importance of reaching the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals as a young club, but warned against taking the quarterfinal series against LAFC for granted.

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USMNT, Seattle winger Arriola suffers torn ACL

USMNT winger Paul Arriola suffered a torn ACL in the Seattle Sounders' Concacaf Champions Cup loss at Cruz Azul on Tuesday, the MLS club has confirmed.

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Messi scores on return as Miami wins in Jamaica

Lionel Messi scored on his return to action as Inter Miami triumphed 2-0 in Jamaica over Cavalier FC on Thursday to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup.

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Messi set to return for Inter Miami in Jamaica

Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano confirmed Lionel Messi will be traveling with the team to Jamaica to face Cavalier FC in the second leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup round-of-16 series Thursday at Kingston's Independence Park.

Why Hislop fears Messi could be injured (1:07)
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Messi sits out Inter Miami win, coach cites fatigue

Lionel Messi sat out a second straight game for Inter Miami in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup match against Cavalier FC on Thursday at Chase Stadium.

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Mascherano: Needed to rest Messi to avoid injury

Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano said he chose to rest Lionel Messi against the Houston Dynamo on Sunday in an effort to prevent an injury to the Argentina star after he featured in three matches in seven days.

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LAFC's Palencia cleared of 'discriminatory action'

Concacaf has cleared LAFC player Sergi Palencia of any discriminatory action after conducting an investigation of the incident between the player and Colorado Rapids defender Chidozie Awaziem.