It might be just the second regular season matchup of the 2024 MLS regular season, but there’s a pervasive symbolism around Dignity Health Sports Park as Inter Miami travels west to visit the LA Galaxy. Major League Soccer’s past and present collide as Inter Miami owner David Beckham returns to where he spent seven years … Read more
Lionel Messi will embark on his first full MLS season as Inter Miami look to start 2024 in style against Western Conference foes Real Salt Lake in Ft. Lauderdale. The match will draw the curtain on the entire 2024 MLS campaign, with all other sides beginning play on the weekend. Thanks to Messi’s influence, Inter … Read more
Lionel Messi sought to draw a line under controversy about his failure to play in a football match in Hong Kong earlier this month, saying his absence wasn’t due to political reasons and he has great affection for China. In a video statement released on Chinese social media late Monday, the Inter Miami star said … Read more
It was meant to be a “friendly.” But Hong Kong hasn’t been shy about expressing its anger over Lionel Messi sitting on the bench for the entirety of his soccer team’s much-hyped exhibition match in the city on Sunday, especially as the government worries about how such a high-profile disappointment for so many attendees could … Read more
Hong Kong entered the weekend mad for Lionel Messi, with legions of soccer fans in the Chinese enclave highly anticipating the arrival of TIME’s Athlete of the Year as his MLS team Inter Miami were set to play an exhibition match against a local Hong Kong team on Sunday. But by the time the final … Read more
Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF shakes hands with teammates after exiting the match during the second half in the match between Inter Miami CF and FC Dallas at Cotton Bowl on January 22, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images/AFP Lionel Messi and Inter Miami slumped to a 1-0 defeat against FC Dallas … Read more
Sofia Vergara’s blowing off some steam … hitting the dancefloor in Miami and hanging out with soccer’s G.O.A.T. — instead of letting a new lawsuit get to her. The Colombian-American actress hit up Papi Steak Miami with Lionel Messi … chowing down on some costly cuisine before shaking her moneymaker with a few of her … Read more
Former USMNT goalkeeper Tim Howard recently lauded Lionel Messi for his contributions to the MLS with Inter Miami. Messi left Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) last summer following the expiration of his contract. Despite having a big offer from Saudi Arabia, he decided to move to the US, joining Major League Soccer side Inter Miami. The Argentine … Read more
Real Madrid defender David Alaba snubbed Lionel Messi as he chose three Manchester City stars in his 2023 FIFA The Best Men’s Player nomination. As part of the voting process, the captain of each national team has the opportunity to vote. Representing Austria, Alaba left the Argentine superstar completely off the list. He awarded first … Read more
Argentina’s forward Lionel Messi (L) and Uruguay’s forward Luis Suarez chat before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualification football match between Argentina and Uruguay at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires on November 16, 2023. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, a former Barcelona, Liverpool, Atletico … Read more