Messi set to be unveiled by Inter Miami & Major League football

Fort Lauderdale: The stage is set. Lionel Messi is about to meet his new fans at Inter Miami. An event billed as “The Unveil” or “La PresentaS on,” as the club is calling it is Sunday night at the team’s stadium in Fort Lauderdale. It comes one day after Messi, Major League Soccer and Inter Miami finalized his signing through the 2025 season.

It’s the start of a busy week of events for Messi with his new club. A news conference is scheduled for Monday, his first official training session is set for Tuesday and if all goes to plan he will play Friday in a Leagues Cup match against Cruz Azul. The World Cup champion for Argentina and seven-time Ballon d’Or winner as the world’s best player in a given year is joining a club that has the fewest points in MLS and is mired in an 11-match winless streak. Inter Miami opened the season with two wins and has gone 3-14-3 since.

The club previously announced that Messi’s deal will be for 2 1/2 seasons and will pay him between 50 million and 60 million.