Lionel Messi set up one goal and had a hand in another as Inter Miami weathered a Real Salt Lake storm after the break to emerge with a 2-0 victory in the opening match of the 2024 Major League Soccer season. Miami dominated the first half in Fort Lauderdale and broke through in the 39th minute when Messi split the defence to find Robert...
Lionel Messi began his Inter Miami career with a bang as he ended his debut with a stunning free-kick winner against Cruz Azul deep in stoppage time.
Seven months on from lifting the World Cup, the eyes of the footballing world were trained on Florida as the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner made his eagerly anticipated first appearance.
Messi's Miami debut has been years in the making...
Argentina's Lionel Messi was named best player and France's Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot award following a sensational World Cup 2022 final.
Messi, 35,...
