Lionel Messi had bid a tearful goodbye to FC Barcelona, the club whose academy he had attended and had represented at the senior level for 17 years, in the summer of 2021. Club president Joan Laporta,

Lionel Messi has agreed to a contract extension with Inter Miami that will see the Argentine superstar remain in Major League Soccer (MLS) until the end of the 2028 season, the club has confirmed.

Lionel Messi will continue his tenure at the MLS side until 2028, but could it be his last professional contract?

Throughout their legendary careers, neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo ever managed to amass 20 club goals in just a dozen outings. Ronaldo came close in 2014–15, hitting that landmark figure in 13 Real Madrid games, while Messi never hit 20 goals in fewer than 17 appearances for any of Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain or Inter Miami.

Pundit Jeremie Aliadiere has compared Liverpool to Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr., and Kylian Mbappe's underwhelming Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) side.

Messi has signed a three-year extension to remain with Inter Miami through 2028. Inter Miami announced the deal on social media with video of Messi signing his contract inside the club’s new stadium, Miami Freedom Park, set to open in 2026.

David Beckham revealed Inter Miami CF “feel very lucky” to have finalized a three-year contract extension with Lionel Messi. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner was initially brought to Inter Miami by co-owner Beckham in 2023, with Messi signing a two-and-a-half year deal due to expire at the end of the 2025 Major League Soccer season.

Many believed Lionel Messi was in the final years of his career, but it appears the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner still has the motivation to keep playing

Lionel Messi has signed a new contract with Inter Miami, keeping one of soccer’s biggest names in the United States for the foreseeable future. The Athletic reported in April that Messi, 38, and Miami were close to an agreement on a contract extension, with his previous deal set to expire at the end of 2025.