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.

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 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.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi is getting another preseason tour with Inter Miami, this one a five-match trip that will see the reigning MLS Supporters' Shield winners playing in four different countries as it tunes up for the 2025 season.

Ahead of a pivotal 2025 season, Inter Miami had to let go several key players. One of them has opened up about how is playing with Lionel Messi, and why he had to say goodbye.

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.

Argentina captain Messi was the MLS’ top scorer in 2024 despite an injury-hit year. The Herons want to learn from past mistakes.

A reunion of Barcelona’s famed trio of Luis Suárez, Lionel Messi and Neymar at Inter Miami would certainly be welcome — if it happens.