Sporting Kansas City hosting Inter Miami in Arrowhead Stadium instead of at its 18,500-seat Children’s Mercy Park enabled a club record attendance of 72,610. The fourth-largest stand-alone crowd in MLS history witnessed Lionel Messi magic — a nifty assist and a fierce 25-yard shot with arc that gave Miami a 2-1 lead in the 51st minute.

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...