No more Lionel Messi and that could be for the best: Three reasons to keep watching the MLS playoffs [Video]

After all of that, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are out.

You can bet that those in charge at the MLS headquarters in midtown Manhattan would have been devastated watching on as Miami were eliminated at the hands of Atlanta United.

Viewership and advertising revenue will have gone down but, there are still reasons to stay engaged and make sure you’re tuning in for the climax of the MLS season.

Here talkSPORT takes a look at why there’s still much to look forward to ahead of the start of the conference semi-finals this weekend…

The favorites are gone, Messi is at home, and the season rumbles on. And while he won’t be winning the MLS Cup this season alongside his superstar teammates Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba, perhaps that is for the best.

Whereas Inter …