US EditionLionel Messi in Majestic Form as Argentine Great Leads Inter Miami Into Club World Cup
- Inter Miami, led by Lionel Messi and former Barcelona stars including Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, begins its first FIFA Club World Cup on June 14, 2025, at Hard Rock Stadium against Egypt's Al Ahly.
- Inter Miami qualified by winning the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield, joining an expanded 32-team tournament that replaced the previous seven-club format to showcase global club champions.
- The squad combines youthful talent and veterans aged 36 and older with extensive experience including Messi’s three prior Club World Cups and Suarez's prolific scoring record, while facing challenges like recent inconsistent form and injuries.
- Coach Javier Mascherano described the event as the club's most important competition, praising the diverse global styles the tournament brings, while Messi expressed eagerness to compete against top teams amid expectations to start well.
- Miami’s performance will test their true level on the world stage, with FIFA President Gianni Infantino highlighting their consistent domestic success but noting that Club World Cup challenges could expose team flaws.
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MIAMI — The Club World Cup will take Inter Miami from start-up to the global stage. Just five years after its MLS debut, the team co-owned by David Beckham and starring Lionel Messi will have the eyes of the world on it as it kicks off soccer’s newest competition with the chance to be crowned world champion. It has been a wild ride. “This is a competition that will let us see where we are standing as a team,” coach Javier Mascherano said Friday …
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Let the party begin. Inter Miami will premiere Saturday at home the new FIFA Club World Cup against the Egyptian Al Ahly, a competition in which Argentine star Lionel Messi and his companions will try to shine among the elite of world football.The Floridano club, founded in 2018, will live another important stage of its short history when he shoots the ball at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, at 6 pm Costa Rica time (channel 7 broadcast). Invited…
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