Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are enduring a lackluster MLS season this term. Messi joined the club in 2023 and helped The Herons record their best season ever, finishing atop the Eastern Conference.

Lionel Messi’s future remains up in the air. Following Inter Miami’s heavy 3–0 defeat to Orlando City on Sunday, the Argentine superstar declined to clarify his contract situation — with just six months remaining on his current deal.

When everything is going well it’s very easy, but when difficult times come — like now — we have to be more united than ever, be a real team, and get through it.”