When acclaimed soccer writer Paul Tenorio followed Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team to Dallas for one of the superstar’s first road games in America in 2023, the scene outside the team’s Renaissance Plano hotel was strangely calm.

Lionel Messi, Son Heung-Min, and Hany Mukhtar headlined the first names announced for the summer classic against the Liga MX All-Stars on July 29. Charlotte FC’s Bank of America Stadium will host the contest, which will feature the best talents from MLS and Liga MX.

A raucous Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, cheered Argentina loudly throughout the match, but were likely disappointed as the team's talisman Lionel Messi remained on the bench as he recovers from muscle fatigue.