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Lionel Messi will “see how it goes” after a physical meeting with Chile at Copa America saw him undergo treatment on an apparent injury. The Argentina captain, 37, was looked at by training staff in the first half of his side’s 1-0 win at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey after a heavy challenge from Chile defender Gabriel Suazo. A member of the team’s medical personnel worked on Messi’s upper right leg on the sideline before he returned to the field of play after a short delay. He appeared to do his own share of stretches before exploding into life with a long-range shot...

Attendance at MLS matches is up 12% compared to data up to the same date in 2023, the league announced on Monday. Nearly 6.5 million fans have attended a total of 279 MLS matches in the first half of the regular season — nearly 700,000 more fans than the same date in 2023. The year-to-year growth is anchored by upward trends for 25 of the league’s 29 active franchises. Nine teams are currently averaging attendance at 100 percent of their stadium’s capacity. Additionally, five matches have featured an attendance of 60,000 or higher in 2024, the most through this date in league history.

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Inter Miami has named Raul Sanllehi as president of football operations, the club announced Monday. Sanllehi was most recently CEO of Real Zaragoza, but is best known for his time at Arsenal as head of football and Barcelona as director of football. Inter Miami managing owner Jorge Mas also owns Zaragoza. As part of a restructuring, Inter Miami announced Sanllehi as co-president along with Xavi Asensi, who was named president of business operations. “I would say, why not?” Sanllehi told The Athletic when asked why MLS now? “I don’t see a reason not to take this amazing project. I...

Two goals, an assist and 90 minutes full of class - Lionel Messi is in form heading into what could be his last international tournament

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"I have to choose carefully, and it would be too much to play two straight tournaments," said Lionel Messi ahead of the Copa America.

Lionel Messi says he expects to end his club career with Inter Miami. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner joined the Major League Soccer club from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2023 in a move marking the first time he had played domestic football outside of Europe. Messi, 36, explained earlier this month that he was yet to make a decision on whether he would participate at the 2026 World Cup for Argentina, and has now said he is “a bit scared” thinking about the end of his playing career. Asked if Inter Miami will be his last club in an interview with ESPN, Messi...

Lionel Messi is not ruling out playing in World Cup 2026 — and has revealed he has never watched the 2022 final of the tournament. Messi will be 38 when the next World Cup starts in 2026 — and will turn 39 during the tournament — which will be hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Argentina international said after the semi-final victory over Croatia in 2022 that the Qatar World Cup would be “his last”. However, Messi has not yet retired from international football and will represent his nation as they look to defend their Copa America title this summer in...

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As Messi prepares to rejoin Argentina, MLS-leading Inter Miami now faces a challenge

Lionel Messi will join up with Argentina’s squad on Monday ahead of their participation in this summer’s Copa America. The Inter Miami star has been selected in head coach Lionel Scaloni’s provisional squad for the 2024 tournament, which officially begins with Argentina against Canada on June 20. The 36-year-old, who has scored 13 goals and assisted 11 times in 14 appearances for Miami this season, will be hoping to help his nation defend the trophy they won in 2021. Miami sit first in MLS with 34 points after 17 matches at the exact halfway point in the regular season. They...

As soon as it was announced that Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets would not travel with Inter Miami for the club’s match in Vancouver on Saturday night, the disappointment from fans who paid inflated prices and traveled great distances to attend the game was clear. But once match day rolled around and they had a bit of time to process that disappointment, how would it all manifest inside BC Place? Well, there were boos, of course. As soon as the match kicked off and Inter Miami took possession, a chorus of boos rang out through the stadium. That was followed by a chant that...