11月1日，24直播网报道：次日早上8时，美国职业足球联赛第33轮赛事中，迈阿密国际队将客场挑战新英格兰革命队。尽管梅西在前一轮比赛中领到了本赛季的第5张黄牌，按照常规他本应停赛一场，然而，由于美职联长期实行的纪律条例，连续五场比赛未曾受到黄牌警告的球员，其黄牌计数将相应减少，因此梅西此役得以继续出场。
美国职业足球联赛实施了“优秀行为激励”政策。
在连续五场比赛中，若球员未遭遇黄牌或红牌警告，亦未遭受额外惩罚，其累积的黄牌数量将自动减少一张。重要的是要指出，累积黄牌数不会低于零，而“优良行为激励”机制至多能将累积黄牌数降至零。在美职联常规赛的全赛季中，这种激励措施最多可以自动触发三次。
Upon accumulating his third cautionary card during the season, a player is eligible for a reduction in his tally if he participates in five consecutive matches without incurring further disciplinary measures or receiving additional penalties. As it stands, this athlete has two more instances to qualify for the "good conduct incentive" within the Major League Soccer regular season. Should this athlete manage to play five subsequent matches without accumulating any red or yellow cards or facing further sanctions, his caution count would be reduced by an additional card, dropping from three to two. Consequently, he would then hold only one caution and his final opportunity to earn the "good conduct incentive."
奖励机制中的“优良表现认可”仅于赛事落幕之际启动。
在当前的美职联赛季中，阿根廷球星梅西在29场较量中遭遇了5次黄牌警告，然而，他凭借出色的表现两次荣获“良好行为奖励”，成功地在两次机会中实现了连续五场竞赛无黄牌、无红牌及免受额外纪律处分的纪录。
得益于这两次黄牌减免，他的累积黄牌总数已降至少两张。尽管他在与辛辛那提的比赛中收获的黄牌是他本赛季收到的第五张，然而，根据官方累计黄牌数的计算，他目前只有三张黄牌。这表明他尚未触及累计五张黄牌的停赛界限，从而确保了他能够参加次日与新英格兰革命的赛事。
Prior to the 2025 campaign, the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) adopted a comparable policy. This marks another instance within the North American football sphere where a disciplinary incentives framework is being employed to motivate players to maintain exemplary conduct consistently.