Messi scored a goal and had an assist in Inter Miami’s 3-1 win against the Seattle Sounders on Sept. 16. It was a bounce-back performance from Messi, who failed to score in Inter Miami’s previous two losses — in the Leagues Cup final loss to Seattle on Aug. 31 and on the road against Charlotte on Sept. 13.

Javier Mascherano addressed the possibility of Lionel Messi playing for Inter Miami against Atlanta United. The coach was clear: “He hasn’t been with us.”

The Messi Cup is an international youth football tournament created by Lionel Messi that will take place for the first time this December in Florida. The elite under-16s tournament will be held over six days from 9 to 14 December and will consist of 18 matches, with eight teams involved.

Lionel Messi is expected to play with Inter Miami against New York City FC on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at Citi Field, in Queens, N.Y. It’s a matchup between the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds in the Eastern Conference – with a shot to move up to No. 3 on the line.

Manchester United have missed Lisandro Martinez in that left centre-back position since his ACL injury last season. Leny Yoro did admirably in that position at times last term, but he is not left-footed. Which is why Ruben Amorim has played Luke Shaw there ...

Lionel Messi had a first-half assist before scoring two goals in the second half to take over the league lead and propel Inter Miami to a 3-2 victory over D FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Lionel Messi had a first-half assist before scoring two goals in the ...

Lionel Messi is close to signing a contract extension with Inter Miami. Messi is set to sign for at least two more seasons through 2027.