Lionel Messi's return is a huge boost for Inter Miami as they look to take the top spot in the latest ESPN Power Rankings.

Despite physical setbacks, Suarez’s drive remains strong, fueled by a shared dream with Messi to retire together.

The fact that Inter Miami has lifted both the Supporters’ Shield and the Leagues Cup since Messi’s arrival tells you almost everything you need to know about his impact. Before the Argentine joined, the club—founded in 2018—had never won a single piece of silverware.

Inter Miami announced the departure of one of their stars to another Major League Soccer team, leaving Lionel Messi without a key teammate. On Tuesday, Inter Miami confirmed that one of the club’s most important players has left the organization to join another Major League Soccer team.

In the West, Minnesota United FC pulled off a double over the Seattle Sounders for the first time in club history, while the Vancouver Whitecaps dropped points and San Diego FC found a late winner, meaning not much has shifted. The conference title is the expansion side's to lose at the moment.

The knockout rounds of the 2025 Leagues Cup get underway with a mouthwatering clash between Inter Miami and Tigres.

— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) July 15, 2023 The Inter Miami No. 10 was previously worn by fellow Argentine Gonzalo Higuain in 2022, and Mexican Rodolfo Pizarro in 2021 and 2020.

U.S. Men's National Team and MLS legend Alexi Lalas believes LAFC rookie Son Heung-min could yet prove to be a better ambassador for the league than Inter Miami's Lionel Messi, just weeks after the So