Sergio Aguero says fellow Argentine Lionel Messi will make the 2026 World Cup, during which he will turn 39, "if he wants to".

Inter Miami’s 2024 campaign came to an unexpected end with a first-round elimination in the MLS Playoffs. Despite the early exit, Lionel Messi still has crucial matches ahead.

Messi admitted he spent the 2024 preseason tour worried about staying fit for Copa America, which Argentina went on to win. However, he injured his ankle in the final, keeping him out for two months of Inter Miami's regular season.

Inter Miami has played Atlanta five times this year, and won just once, 2-1 in the playoff opener at home. Atlanta beat Miami 3-1 back in May, they tied 2-2 in September, and Atlanta stunned Miami on Saturday to force Game 3 with an extra-time game winner by Xande Silva before a crowd of 68,455 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

In a stunning upset,Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, the 2024 MLS Cup favorite, were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs on Saturday by ninth-seeded Atlanta United.

After Messi and Miami recorded the best regular season in league history, they crashed out of the postseason in the quarterfinals to No. 9 seed Atlanta.

After Inter Miami's elimination at the hands of Atlanta United in the first round of the playoffs, Tata Martino addressed Lionel Messi's future in MLS. Lionel Messi‘s quest to win the MLS Cup with Inter Miami came to an end as the team lost 3-2 to Atlanta United in the deciding match of their best-of-three series,

Lionel Messi's first full season with Inter Miami FC ended on a disappointing note, as Atlanta United completed a comeback to win their best-of-three playoff series.

In just the first round of the 2024 MLS Playoffs, the league was dealt a shock when Inter Miami was upset by Atlanta United in their first-round matchup. Despite Lionel Messi’s best efforts to save his team,