As Inter Miami prepare for the challenges of the 2025 MLS season and the Club World Cup, the club continues to bolster its squad. They confirmed the signing of another Argentine player who will join Lionel Messi on the field.

Mascherano takes over a team that posted the best regular-season record in MLS history last season under coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who stepped down citing personal reasons. Martino said he made that decision before Inter Miami fell in the first round of the playoffs to Atlanta United, losing in a best-of-three series.

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.

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.

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.

Inter Miami is already analyzing the possibilities offered by the transfer market, as reinforcing the team led by Lionel Messi will be crucial if they hope to have even the slightest chance of competing for the Club World Cup.

At 37, Lionel Messi remains one of the world’s top soccer stars and the undisputed leader of Inter Miami. Now, one of his teammates has revealed the key characteristic that, in his opinion, makes the Argentine forward the greatest player of all time.

Lionel Messi's two-word message has Inter Miami fans buzzing as the team kicks off 2025 training under Javier Mascherano.