The Colorado Rapids released their schedule, and it includes a match against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami at home.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will play a Major League Soccer match in their new stadium for the first time on April 4, 2026.

MLS will pause after matches on May 24 and return to action on July 16, three days before the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The league's season had concluded before the December 2022 World Cup, but MLS went on just a nine-day hiatus in 2018, owing largely to the USMNT 's failure to qualify for that tournament.

Major League Soccer announced D.C. United and Inter Miami CF will play at the Ravens’ M&T Bank Stadium on March 7, 2026. 38-year-old Lionel Messi will headline the game for Miami in what will be his fourth season with the club.

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In 2025, Columbus Crew played their home game vs. Inter Miami and Lionel Messi in Cleveland at Huntington Bank Field.

With a jab to the Saudi Pro League, La Liga president Javier Tebas addressed the post-Lionel Messi/Cristiano Ronaldo era.