Major League Soccer announced Friday that Inter Miami stars Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba will be suspended for the team’s next match against FC Cincinnati on Saturday.

The suspension comes after Messi and Alba skipped the MLS All-Star Game without permission earlier this week in Austin, Texas.

“Per league rules, any player who does not participate in the All-Star Game without prior approval from the league is ineligible to compete in their club’s next match,” MLS said in a statement.

Neither of the two players have responded publicly to the suspensions but the ruling drew the ire of club owner Jorge Mas, who called it a “draconian” punishment.

“They don’t understand the decision,” Mas said on Friday according to the Associated Press. “They don’t understand why not attending an exhibition match leads directly to a suspension.