Khelaifi took a thinly-veiled swipe at Lionel Messi as the team celebrated their advancement to the Champions League final. Messi had a two-year stint in France before joining Inter Miami in 2023. Messi's surprising transfer from Barcelona to PSG was intended to secure the club's first-ever Champions League trophy.

Pressure is growing on Messi’s old pal Javier Mascherano, who has just overseen Inter Miami’s worst defeat of the Messi era. Messi scored to end a rare four-match goalless str

Lionel Messi scored but Inter Miami suffered a comprehensive 4-1 defeat by Major League Soccer rivals Minnesota United. Goals from Bongokuhle Hlongwane just after the half-hour and Anthony Markanich on the stroke of half-time set Miami on the path to a fourth defeat in their last five matches in all competitions.