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.

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.

Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano has praised his team for its "soul" after it overcame a first-half red card to earn a draw against New York City FC at Chase Stadium on Saturday to kick off the 2025 MLS season.

Even at 37 years old, Inter Miami CF’s Lionel Messi doesn’t need many days off as he strives for North American silverware.

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.

Javier Mascherano says it would be foolish to think Inter Miami are the same team without Lionel Messi playing

A referee who asked Lionel Messi for his autograph has reportedly been banned for six months from CONCACAF competitions. Mexican official Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava made the unusual request following an Inter Miami match last week.