US EditionAfter 13 Years, David Beckham’s Dream Comes True. Inter Miami Calls Miami Home
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami open Nu Stadium as the club seeks a fifth straight unbeaten result, while Austin FC looks for its second win.
- On Saturday, April 4, 2026, Inter Miami officially opens its new home, Nu Stadium, hosting Austin FC as Major League Soccer returns following the international break.
- This debut signifies the first new league stadium in three years, as the league continues a strategic push toward soccer-specific facilities to strengthen club identities.
- Lionel Messi leads the Herons, who seek a fifth-straight undefeated result, while the visitors aim for a second win of the 2026 season following recent struggles.
- League action resumes across 15 matches, headlined by the Cascadia Cup clash between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers amid a busy weekend schedule.
- With the FIFA World Cup approaching, teams are sprinting to gain momentum as 30 teams return to league play after the final international window.
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After 13 years, David Beckham’s dream comes true. Inter Miami calls Miami home
MIAMI (AP) — Don Garber remembers the earliest days of David Beckham’s plans to bring Major League Soccer to Miami, the quest that started more than a dozen years ago. There were twists. There were turns. Eventually, there was Lionel Messi, too. But there was never Miami — until now. “We believed in Miami,” Beckham said. “And Miami believed in us.” Inter Miami finally played a game in its namesake city on Saturday night, hosting Austin FC after …
The team of Mascherano inaugurates their new home, the coquettish Nu Stadium.The champion's brand new stage has space for 26,700 spectators.Lionel Messi is the great protagonist of the night and a grandstand bears his name.
Austin FC kicks in at the opening of the stadium.After a corner shot by the Uruguayan Facundo Torres, Brazilian Guilherme Biro won in the lead and scored 1-0, the first goal in the history of the Nu Stadium, against an Inter Miami that fails to get out of his field.HISTORY WRITTEN. The first goal at Nu Stadium belongs to @AustinFC's Guilherme Biro! pic.twitter.com/1OHeyNdXQ— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 5, 2026Just started the match, a fail…
Inter Miami set to play first match at Nu Stadium in Freedom Park
It’s a big moment for South Florida soccer on Saturday as Inter Miami is set to play its first match in its brand-new stadium in Miami’s Freedom Park. Inter Miami signed a deal with Brazilian financial services company Nu, which will have the naming rights for the team’s new stadium located in Miami Freedom Park. For many fans, it’s a moment they’ve been waiting years for, and the wait is finally over after years of planning, building and antici…
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Marietta Daily JournalLionel Messi, Inter Miami christen Nu Stadium with visit from Austin FC
Inter Miami will open the home Lionel Messi helped build when they host Austin FC on Saturday night.
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