India, July 17 -- Lionel Messi is human after all. During his illustrious career, there have been instances of football fans genuinely questioning Messi's human attributes. It was the same during his recent record-breaking streak of scoring multiple goals in five consecutive Major League Soccer matches. But like all of his past other-worldly achievements, this too came to an end Wednesday night, as Inter Miami was handed a 3-0 defeat by FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium.

The 38-year-old Argentine star, who had netted braces in each of his past five MLS appearances, was kept in check for the full 90 minutes by a disciplined Cincinnati defence. Miami managed just two shots on goal in the match, neither of which seriously tested Cincinnati goalk...