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MLS Cup 2025 Final: Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba Retire After Inter Miami Victory
Inter Miami clinched its first MLS Cup with Messi assisting twice, allowing retiring stars Alba and Busquets to end their careers with a final trophy.
- On Saturday, Inter Miami CF beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 at Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, to win their first MLS Cup title since joining MLS in 2020.
- Ahead of the playoffs, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets announced retirements, prompting the club to seek a last trophy; both arrived in summer 2023 with Lionel Messi and won the Leagues Cup and Supporters' Shield.
- Two second-half finishes followed Messi's service after an early own goal opened the scoring by Didier Ocampo, with Lionel Messi assisting Rodrigo De Paul and Tadeo Allende on Saturday.
- Alba and Busquets posed with commemorative plaques after the match and then retired, while head coach Javier Mascherano embraced Alba and described it as a powerful farewell.
- The title capped Inter Miami CF's rapid rise since 2023 after winning the Leagues Cup and Supporters' Shield and setting a single-season points record.
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Former football players in Spain, Sergio Buskets and Geordi Alba, completed their professional career in favor of Inter Miami. The veterans helped the American club win the MLS for the first time in their history, and the final match was the last in their career. Inter Maiami played "Vancouver Whitecaps" with a score of 3:1. Both players announced in advance that it was their last season. 37-year-old Buskets was a champion of the Barcelones, and…
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