The Inter Miami CF Sentinel
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Both of them Lionel Messi's — 9.05
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 9.05, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Lionel Messi stands down from international duty
“207 caps is more than I ever expected, and it is time somebody else had them.” At 39 he is finished with his country and nowhere near finished with Inter Miami CF.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Mateo Silvetti, 20, steals the show — 7.65
Marked 7.65 at 20, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Market3 Aug 2026
Inter Miami CF turn down Granada for Sergio Reguilón
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market3 Aug 2026
Lionel Messi raises the bar for Inter Miami CF
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Inter Miami CF heard it as anything else.
Market3 Aug 2026
Lazio join the queue for Rodrigo De Paul
Add another name to the list: Lazio have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Rodrigo De Paul. The answer from Inter Miami CF has not changed — yet.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Luis Suárez signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Luis Suárez and Inter Miami CF agree another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Inter Miami CF
Luis Suárez and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market3 Aug 2026
Inter Miami CF may not be able to give Maximiliano Falcón what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Maximiliano Falcón wants continental football; whether Inter Miami CF can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
In brief
- Squad Gonzalo Luján wants to go home
- The terraces Inter Miami CF supporters have found a favourite in Mateo Silvetti
- Match Inter Miami CF see off New York Red Bulls