11月1日，24直播网报道，次日清晨8时，美职联第33轮赛事中，迈阿密国际队将客场挑战新英格兰革命队。尽管梅西在上轮比赛中领到了个人本赛季的第5张黄牌，按常规理应停赛一场，但事实上他本役将无需停赛。这一情况得益于美职联实施已久的纪律条例，规定连续五场比赛未曾受罚的球员，其累积的黄牌数将相应减少。
美国职业足球联赛实施了一项针对“模范行为”的激励机制。
在连续五场赛事中，若球员未遭遇黄牌或红牌警告，亦无额外纪律处分，其累积黄牌数量将自动减去一张。必须指出，球员的累积黄牌数不会出现负值，而“优良行为奖赏”的最高限度是将累积黄牌数降至零。在美职联常规赛的全赛季中，这一奖励机制最多能自动启动三次。
Should a player accumulate a third cautionary card during the season, they stand to have their tally reduced by one after a streak of five games where they remain unmarked and are not subjected to additional disciplinary measures. Presently, in the MLS regular season, this athlete is eligible for two "good conduct bonuses." Should this player remain unscathed in the subsequent five matches, avoiding any red or yellow cards and further penalties, their disciplinary record would shrink by another caution, leaving them with just one caution and one remaining "good conduct bonus" opportunity.
奖励机制中的“优秀表现认可”仅在赛事落幕之际方始启动。
在当前美职联赛季中，阿根廷球星梅西在29场赛事中遭遇了5次黄牌警告。然而，他凭借出色的表现，两次成功激活了“优良行为激励”条款，实现了连续5场比赛未受黄牌、红牌警告或额外纪律制裁的纪录。
得益于这两次黄牌减免，他的累积黄牌总数已减少了两张。尽管在辛辛那提的比赛中，他领到的黄牌是他本季实际获得的第五张，但按照官方累积统计，他的黄牌总数仅为三张。这一数据表明，他尚未触及累积五张黄牌的停赛界限，因此他仍具备资格，将在次日与新英格兰革命的比赛中有机会出场。
Prior to the 2025 campaign, the United States' National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) also adopted a comparable rule. This marks yet another instance within North American soccer where a disciplinary incentive system is being utilized to promote ongoing exemplary conduct among players.