11月1日，24直播网报道，次日早上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，按照常规他应当停赛一场，然而他实际上无需接受停赛处罚。这一结果得益于美职联长期实行的纪律条例，规定连续五场比赛未曾受到黄牌警告的球员，其黄牌计数将得到相应减免。
在美职联中，一项被称为“优良行为激励”的政策得以实施。
在连续五场赛事中，若球员幸免于黄牌和红牌的判罚，同时未遭遇额外纪律处分，其累积黄牌数将自动减少一张。重要的是，累积黄牌数不会降至零以下，而“优良表现奖励”所能达到的最高效果是将累积黄牌数归零。在美职联常规赛的全赛季期间，这种奖励机制最多可以自动启动三次。
Upon receiving his third yellow card during the season, a player can clear one from his record by remaining card-free across five consecutive matches. Presently, in the MLS regular season, this athlete has two more chances to qualify for the "good conduct bonus." Should this player remain unpenalized with no red or yellow cards and no additional disciplinary measures in the upcoming five games, his total yellow card tally would decrease by another, dropping from two to one. At that point, he would possess just one caution and one remaining opportunity for the good conduct reward.
奖励机制中的“优秀表现认可”仅在赛事落幕之际方始启动。
在本赛季的美国职业足球联赛中，阿根廷球星梅西在29场比赛中遭遇了5次黄牌警告。然而，他凭借出色的表现，两次成功激活了“优良行为激励”条款，两次实现了连续五场比赛未受到黄牌、红牌或额外纪律制裁的纪录。
经过连续两次黄牌减免，他的累积黄牌数量已降至少两张。尽管在辛辛那提的比赛中，他收获的黄牌是他本季实际获得的第五张，但按照官方累计的统计，他的黄牌总数为三张。这一数据表明，他尚未触及累积五张黄牌的停赛界限，从而确保了他能够在次日与新英格兰革命的比赛中继续参赛。
Prior to the 2025 campaign, the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) also adopted a comparable rule. This serves as another illustration of the North American football community's utilization of disciplinary incentives to foster ongoing exemplary conduct among players.