Inter Miami practiced on Friday thinking there was no way Sergio Busquets was going to play in its win-or-else playoff match against Atlanta United. A few hours later, the team got quite the surprise.

From his trips to a Publix grocery store, a local family market or an NBA game, the 37-year-old has embraced the American lifestyle with open arms. However, it was an intimate image of Messi participating in a much older tradition that drew a reaction from his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, on Instagram on Thursday.

There's plenty at stake for Lionel Messi in Game 3 of the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs vs. Atlanta. Is there any reason to panic?

Messi admitted he spent the 2024 preseason tour worried about staying fit for Copa America, which Argentina went on to win. However, he injured his ankle in the final, keeping him out for two months of Inter Miami's regular season.

Lionel Messi could join Argentina for matches against Paraguay and Peru later this month, in between rounds of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Argentina's final double-header of the year of World Cup Qualifiers against Peru and Paraguay will be marked by the return of key players to support Lionel Messi. The Argentina national team, led by Lionel Messi,