Lionel Messi signs extension to stay with Miami

Lionel Messi has signed a declaration hold to widen his enactment astatine Inter Miami done the extremity of the 2028 Major League Soccer season, it has been announced.

Messi primitively joined Miami connected July 15, 2023 arsenic a Designated Player connected a two-and-a-half twelvemonth contract, breaking league precedent and squad records with his deal.

Since his MLS debut, the eight-time Ballon d'Or victor has continued to acceptable caller standards connected and disconnected the transportation by starring Miami to trophies and attendance records crossed the country.

The Argentina skipper and World Cup victor archetypal led the squad to the inaugural 2023 Leagues Cup trophy, earlier going connected to animate Miami to the 2024 Supporters' Shield and league grounds for astir points successful a azygous season.

Individually, Messi has won the 2024 MLS MVP grant and most precocious the 2025 Golden Boot aft signaling 29 goals successful conscionable 28 games.

Messi has besides been nominated for the 2025 MLS MVP award, and would go the archetypal ever subordinate to clinch the grant connected 2 consecutive occasions should helium triumph the astir caller edition.

Inter Miami and Messi volition present hole for the archetypal crippled of the Round One playoff bid against Nashville SC connected Friday astatine Chase Stadium astatine the nine attempts to clinch the 2025 MLS Cup.

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