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 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.

Lionel Messi is getting another preseason tour with Inter Miami. The club has announced three matches in South America and Central America.

Inter Miami announced on Friday that the team will travel to Peru and Panama to compete in two preseason matches, touring across North, South and Central America before the 2025 MLS campaign kicks off.

Inter Miami signed free agent Fafa Picault through the 2025 season, with a club option for 2026. He has 57 goals and 30 assists in his eight-year MLS career, starring on the wing for Vancouver Whitecaps, Nashville SC, Houston Dynamo, FC Dallas and Philadelphia Union.

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

Inter Miami has expanded its preseason tour and will now include games in North, Central and South America. The tour, which kicks off next weekend. will take the MLS club to stadiums all across the region and will include stops in Peru,

Announced Friday were three matches in South America and Central America. Inter Miami opens that swing with a game against Peruvian champion Club Universitario de Deportes in Lima on Jan. 29. From there,

To get himself ready for 2026 FIFA World Cup, Lionel Messi might return to Europe with a special clause in his potential contract extension with Inter Miami.