Argentina captain Lionel Messi dropped a 2026 World Cup hint after Inter Miami kicked off 2025 with a friendly win over Club America.

Javier Mascherano's Inter Miami coaching debut ended in a penalty shootout victory over Club América. While the friendly match emphasized fitness, the win provided a positive start to his tenure. The match saw a late equalizer and ultimately a 3-2 win on penalties.

Meanwhile, forward Fafa Picault, one of the new players in Inter Miami camp, is feeling at home. The 33-year-old Haitian American spent his teen years in Cutler Bay, where his family still lives. He attended Miami Killian High School and played for local youth clubs and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers before heading overseas.

Inter Miami on Monday completed the second training session of the 2025 campaign under new head coach Javier Mascherano on Monday in Ft. Lauderdale, giving players a taste of what's to come under the new leadership.

Javier Mascherano’s first game as Inter Miami’s new coach is this weekend. His first night at his new home remains unscheduled.

Inside Inter Miami looks at the start of training camp for the 2025 season under first-year coach Javier Mascherano as well as how Lionel Messi and others look so far.

In the past two years, Vegas has welcomed Taylor Swift and Beyonce to perform at the 65,000-seater Allegiant Stadium, as well as hosting its first Formula One race and Super Bowl LVIII. This weekend, it is the turn of Lionel Messi.

Inter Miami may have only been back in preseason play for about five days or so but Lionel Messi didn't need long to score his first goal of 2025 facing Club America in Las Vegas. Club America opened the scoring via Henry Martin in the 31st minute but that lead only lasted three minutes for the Mexican side as Messi delivered a rare header goal.

Lionel Messi's two-word message has Inter Miami fans buzzing as the team kicks off 2025 training under Javier Mascherano.

Mascherano gets a win in his first preseason match, but it is clear there's work to be done with this Inter Miami squad

Javier Mascherano takes charge of the Herons for the first time in a friendly against Club América at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas.