The game-time temperature in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday was 84 degrees (28 degrees Celsius) at kickoff of Inter Miami's match against the Vancouver Whitecaps, according to the National Weather Service.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Messi's current and former clubs are sending their teams. Inter Miami and Barcelona will be joined by Chelsea and Manchester City as the English representatives. River Plate, Inter Milan, Newell's Old Boys and Atlético Madrid are the other four sides involved.

Is Lionel Messi playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup? That's the question on everyone's minds entering next summer's 48-team tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Lionel Messi is the most decorated player in the history of the world's most popular sport. The Argentine superstar has transcended soccer, earning prime real estate on ESPN's list of the greatest athletes of the 21st century.

The draw for the World Cup has Argentina and superstar Lionel Messi against Algeria in the opening match at Arrowhead Stadium on June 16. It caught native Algerian Achour Belkacem’s attention. He was once a veterinarian and then wanted to be a pharmacist.

The Ivorian Nicolas Pépé, formerly of Arsenal and currently at Villarreal, went viral for making a curious analogy to compare Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo."Cristiano Ronaldo gives many interviews

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