Jordi Alba, Messi and Inter Miami
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Following Sergio Busquets’ retirement announcement, another one of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami teammates has decided to hang up his boots.
The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner bagged a brace and an assist in Wednesday night’s rout, bringing his total goal involvements to 37 in 2025. Messi is now the first player in MLS history to record 35 or more goal contributions in back-to-back seasons.
Beneath the Citi Field lights and in the pouring rain, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami clinched a spot in the MLS playoffs. The South Florida club downed New York 4-0, carried by the Argentine striker’s late-game heroics and fueled by a pro-Miami crowd in New York.