Lionel Messi signs Inter Miami contract extension to 2028

<ul><li><p>Messi won MLS MVP in 2024, is favored to repeat</p></li><li><p>Deal will keep him in Miami for new stadium opening</p></li></ul><p>Lionel Messi has signed a multi-year contract extension with Inter Miami, sealing a deal that will keep him in South Florida until the end of the 2028 season and is expected to be the last contract of his professional career.</p><p>Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in Miami’s announcement on Thursday, but Messi has been MLS’s highest-paid player by a distance since joining Inter Miami in the summer of 2023. His first deal paid him over $20m per year in guaranteed compensation – more the total payroll of about two-thirds of the 30-team league in 2025. His deal also includes equity in the club upon his retirement as a player.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/23/lionel-messi-contract-extension-inter-miami">Continue reading...</a>