24直播网 11月01日讯 11月1日，24直播网报道，迈阿密国际将于次日早上8时客场挑战新英格兰革命，尽管梅西在前一轮比赛中领到第五张黄牌，按规应停赛一场，但实则他此役将免于停赛。美职联长期实施的一项纪律条例规定，连续五场未受黄牌警告的球员，其黄牌计数将相应减少。
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。尽管梅西在前一轮比赛中领到了本赛季的第5张黄牌，按常规理应停赛一场，但事实上他不会受到停赛处罚。这一情况得益于美职联长期实施的一项纪律条例，即连续五场比赛未曾受到黄牌警告的球员，其累积的黄牌数将相应减少。
在美职联中，实施了针对“优秀行为”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，亦未遭受额外惩罚，其累积黄牌数将自动削减一张。重要的是要指出，球员的累积黄牌数不会降至零以下，而“优良表现奖励”最多能够将累积黄牌数归零。在美职联常规赛的全赛季期间，这一奖励机制最多能够自动激活三次。
In the event that a player accumulates three yellow cards throughout a single season, and they participate in five consecutive matches without receiving any additional cards or disciplinary actions, one yellow card will be deducted from their total, reducing it from three to two. Currently, this player has two chances left to qualify for the "good conduct bonus" in the MLS regular season. Should this athlete go another five matches without picking up any red or yellow cards, nor face any further penalties, their yellow card tally would decrease by another, leaving them with just one caution and one final opportunity for the "good conduct bonus."
奖励机制中的“优良行为认可”仅于赛事落幕之际启动实施。
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，两次激活了“优秀行为奖赏”机制，两次成功实现了连续五场比赛未受黄牌、红牌或额外纪律处分的影响。
得益于这两次黄牌减免，他的累积黄牌总数已减少至两张。尽管在辛辛那提的比赛中他领到了个人本赛季的第五张黄牌，但按照官方累计标准，他的黄牌总数仅为三张。这一情况表明，他尚未触及累计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队的比赛中登场亮相。
Prior to the 2025 campaign, the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) adopted a comparable rule. This marks another instance in North American soccer where a disciplinary incentives system is employed to foster ongoing commendable conduct among players.