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Inter Miami have booked their place in the MLS play-offs, a feat made even more impressive given how many games Lionel Messi has missed. Saturday’s 2-0 win against FC Cincinnati made it 12 consecutive games the Argentine has missed for the Herons, with Messi injuring his ankle in the Copa America final that has kept the 37-year-old attacker out action ever since. Yet despite this, Inter Miami have thrived without their captain, with the Florida franchise winning seven of their last eight MLS games without Messi and qualifying for the post-season play-offs as a result. And former defender Kiera…

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