“The season has ended as we continued to grow as a club together, and although we achieved some goals, we still want more. Thank you to everyone who participated and supported us. Now let’s prepare to come back stronger next year,” Messi wrote on Instagram about two days after Inter Miami’s decisive 3-2 loss to Atlanta United on November 10.
In this match, Messi scored a goal with a beautiful header to help Inter Miami equalize the score 2-2, but due to defensive errors later, player Bartosz Slisz scored the decisive goal to help Atlanta United win 3-2 and advance.
After receiving the bitter defeat, it took Messi 2 days to digest it and speak out with a message posted on Instagram. On the same day, this famous player returned to Argentina and joined the national team at the training area in Ezeiza, preparing to play 2 matches against Paraguay (November 15) and Peru (November 20) in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in South America.
These are Messi’s final matches of 2024. After that, the famous player will have a vacation until early 2025 before returning to Inter Miami to prepare for the new season.
Messi and Inter Miami will be extremely busy from the start of the 2025 season, when they will compete in the first round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup after not winning the MLS Cup or Leagues Cup. This tournament will take place from mid-February 2025, at the same time as the new MLS season also kicks off at the end of the month.
In June 2025, Messi and Inter Miami also participated in the Club World Cup as the host team, winning the Supporters’ Shield.
FIFA has just announced the time of the Club World Cup draw on December 5 in the US. The tournament with 32 of the world’s top clubs participating, has now determined 31 participating clubs, only waiting for the sole identity of the Copa Libertadores (South America) champion at the end of November.
According to AS (Spain): “So far, FIFA has not officially determined the partner who will own the television rights. Currently, only a few sponsors have been confirmed. However, FIFA is still taking steps to prepare for the tournament. The Club World Cup will take place at 12 stadiums in the US, from June 15 to July 13, 2025.”
During this time, Spain’s La Liga, FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers) and European leagues filed a lawsuit against FIFA for abusing its dominant position in global football, which has launched a new version of the Club World Cup, according to AS .
The reason is that this has led to players having to play more matches (about 70 matches/season), affecting their health, and causing a lot of injuries. MLS (USA) Executive Committee member, Mr. Don Garber, said that it would be beneficial for the players if they had time to rest and the parties need to discuss again to make the most appropriate decision.
