FIFA gives Club World Cup new opening day for Messi and Inter Miami
The 2025 Club World Cup will now kick off one day earlier with Lionel Messi's Inter Miami opening the monthlong tournament on June 14 against Al Ahly of Egypt.
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The 2025 Club World Cup will now kick off one day earlier with Lionel Messi's Inter Miami opening the monthlong tournament on June 14 against Al Ahly of Egypt.
Messi is the MLS MVP, even after a season where he missed 15 out of 34 regular-season matches with injuries or commitments to Argentina's national team.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will open the Club World Cup against Egyptian club Al Ahly, with Palmeiras and Porto also part of that group for the tournament that will take place in the U.S. next year.
Javier Mascherano, who was Messi's teammate with Barcelona and Argentina's national team, was hired after a brisk search that only took a few days to complete.
Luis Suarez and Inter Miami have agreed on a one-year contract extension for the coming season.
Lionel Messi is on the cusp of reuniting with his former Argentina national teammate amid Miami coach's departure.
Gerardo "Tata" Martino, who guided Inter Miami to the best regular season record in Major League Soccer history this season, is resigning as coach of the club.
There will be no MLS Cup for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami this year.
Xande Silva scored with about a minute to go in stoppage time shortly after a goal by Lionel Messi was waved off by a clear offside, giving ninth-seeded Atlanta United a 2-1 victory over Inter Miami and evening the best-of-three MLS playoff series at one game apiece.
Lionel Messi walked off the field a winner in his MLS playoff debut.
Lionel Messi's every move was on display in his MLS playoff debut.
Major League Soccer is hitting record attendance marks and mounting sponsorship revenue.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have put together the best regular season in Major League Soccer history.
Opener scheduled for June 15, 2025, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi added another award to his collection on Thursday.
Leo Campana took a pass from Luis Suárez and scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time, 38-year-old goalkeeper Oscar Ustari had seven saves and a clean sheet in his first start in the league, and Inter Miami put a damper on Toronto FC's playoff hopes with a 1-0 victory.
Lionel Messi's first MLS Cup playoff match with Inter Miami will be on Oct. 25. It'll be shown live in Times Square.
Lionel Messi is already thinking ahead to the next trophy.
Lionel Messi moved Inter Miami another step closer to the No. 1 seed for the MLS Cup playoffs.
Lionel Messi comes in a sub but doesn't score
Lionel Messi had two goals and an assist for Inter Miami after not playing since June 1 because of national team commitments and an ankle injury sustained during the Copa America final.
Construction is underway on the first phase of Miami Freedom Park which will be completed in late 2025.
It's another step toward his return after an ankle injury.
Lionel Messi left the July 14 Copa America final win over Colombia with a right ankle injury.
Rookie Federico Redondo scored the first two goals of his career in the second half after assisting on a first-half score by Diego Gómez and Inter Miami posted a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC.
