None of the club’s England stars will travel to Toulon this weekend, placing player workloads and a flawed competition back in the spotlight

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Adalberto Carrasquilla has scored a late equalizer as Mexico City’s Pumas salvaged a 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series.

Club America settled for a 0-0 draw against crosstown rival Cruz Azul in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series.

Los Angeles is a city of stars, so it was only fitting that Lionel Messi was back in the Inter Miami starting lineup for the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal game against LAFC late Wednesday night.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC came close to a crucial win over Pumas in Leg 1 of their Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal series, but a world-class strike from former Houston Dynamo FC maestro Coco Carasquilla at the death sealed a 1-1 draw Wednesday night at BC Place.

There have been some concerns over Messi’s fitness, and his usage by coach Javier Mascherano has been intermittent in recent weeks. He missed Argentina’s thumping victory over Brazil last week with a hip complaint. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni was present in L.A. to watch Wednesday’s proceedings.

Uruguayan football official Ignacio Alonso surprisingly proposed the additional increase at a FIFA Council meeting last month.