While soccer fans around the world were hoping to see Lionel Messi in action for the MLS All-Stars, it seems like the Inter Miami skipper had different plans.

Messi was spotted in Como over the weekend, sparking a splurge of speculative transfer tittle-tattle linking the 38-year-old with a move to Serie A. Inter Miami’s skipper already has one former Barcelona teammate for a manager and the prospect of swapping Javier Mascherano for another Camp Nou alumni was brought to Fàbregas’s attention this week.

By the time the 60th minute rolled around, the boisterous — and largely pro-Lionel Messi — crowd had nearly reached a fever pitch at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

Soccer superstar Lionel Messi is teaming up with the drinkware brand Stanley to release a new collection of drinkware products.

On Saturday, the 38-year-old Messi scored his sixth brace in seven games for Inter Miami as they beat the New York Red Bulls 5–1, but it was the mark he set in the matchup that brought Ronaldo into the conversation.

Lionel Messi has no shortage of motivation in 2025. His Inter Miami CF won the Supporters' Shield last season, setting an MLS single-season record for points in the process, before being humbly knocked out of the playoffs in Round 1.

Messi became the fifth player in MLS history to record at least 35 goals and 25 assists over a two-year span, joining Robbie Keane (2013-14), Sebastian Giovinco (2015-16), Carlos Vela (2018-19), and Cucho Hernández (2023-24).