Mascherano takes over a team that posted the best regular-season record in MLS history last season under coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino, who stepped down citing personal reasons. Martino said he made that decision before Inter Miami fell in the first round of the playoffs to Atlanta United, losing in a best-of-three series.

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.

Lionel Messi is back. Inter Miami CF convened for its first day of preseason training on Monday, but the surroundings look starkly different from the last time the Argentinian took the field with his South Florida squad.

Lionel Messi will once again lead Inter Miami in the 2025 MLS season as the club aims for more titles. The team has now confirmed that one of its most experienced players will remain on the roster for another year.

When Inter Miami open their preseason tour against Club América in Las Vegas, all eyes will be on Lionel Messi. Two months after Inter Miami crashed out of the MLS Cup playoffs, the Herons are back in action ahead of the 2025 Major League Soccer season.

The legendary football player Lionel Messi is likely to reunite with Barcelona Football Club (FCB) during the off-season at Major Soccer League, where he is playing for Inter-Miami FC, owned by football legend David Beckham.

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