Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano confirmed Lionel Messi will train with normality ahead of the match against the Houston Dynamo on Sunday night, dispelling injury rumors.

Inter Miami manager Javier Mascherano has provided an update on Argentine superstar Lionel Messi's fitness ahead of his side's Major League Soccer (MLS) match-up against Houston Dynamo.

With their victory over Sporting Kansas City Tuesday to make it to the last 16 of the Concacaf Champions Cup, Inter Miami's competition participation for this season is set. Javier Mascherano will oversee quite a packed schedule while his Herons will also have high expectations to win or at least be competitive in all of their competitions.

After Lionel Messi confronted the referee in the MLS season opener, Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano claimed that the media created a 'circus' around the situation.

Javier Mascherano faces a tall task as Inter Miami's new coach. Luckily, he has old friends Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.

Rightly or wrongly, much of the blame for Inter Miami’s (few) woes in 2024 fell on its defense, specifically the backline. Ask any supporter the team’s most glaring need in the offseason and the first answer likely included the words “defense” or “center back.

Mascherano had said after the Concacaf Champions Cup game against Sporting KC that the late-game substitutions of Messi, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets were intentional and served to give those players some rest during what will be an extremely long season with a jam-packed schedule.

Two stoppage time goals and a Lionel Messi golazo were enough to push Inter Miami into the round of 16 in the Concacaf Champions Cup after defeating Sporting Kansas City 3-1 at Chase Stadium on Tuesday,