Messi extends contract with Inter Miami
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Lionel Messi cited Inter Miami’s upcoming stadium, Miami Freedom Park, as a motivator behind signing a contract extension with Inter Miami.
Soccer legend Lionel Messi says “the decision was easy” when it came to extending his contract with Inter Miami through the 2028 Major League Soccer season. The World Cup champion sat down in a rare and exclusive interview with NBC Nightly News’ Tom Llamas just days before the announcement,
With Inter Miami set to open a new stadium and the 2026 World Cup approach, Messi’s impact on the field is only a small portion of the story.
MLS averaged 3.7 million live match viewers a week in 2025, the league said Thursday as Lionel Messi led jersey sales for the third straight season.
Throughout their legendary careers, neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo ever managed to amass 20 club goals in just a dozen outings. Ronaldo came close in 2014–15, hitting that landmark figure in 13 Real Madrid games, while Messi never hit 20 goals in fewer than 17 appearances for any of Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain or Inter Miami.