Lionel Messi‘s Inter Miami will also play in next year’s Club World Cup. FIFA announced this via social media: “They are the penultimate club to qualify for the tournament as winners of the 2024 MLS Supporter’s Shield and have confirmed their dominance as the top MLS team throughout 2024.”
The Major League Soccer team will participate in the FIFA 2025 tournament as the team representing the host country “based on the extraordinary regularity with which he won 34 matches and secured the title two rounds before the end of the season.” It is the American club that will open the tournament as the team representing the host country and will play the inaugural match of the Club World Championship in Miami. “Messi is the team captain,” FIFA adds, “and Inter Miami broke an MLS record by scoring 74 points in a season with 22 wins, 8 draws and only 4 losses from February to October.”
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Messi’s Inter Miami: The MLS Champions Ready to Take On the World!
Well, hold onto your hats, football fans, because Lionel Messi and his band of merry men from Inter Miami have just taken a giant leap into the Club World Cup! That’s right, FIFA has officially rubber-stamped their entry with a flourish, announcing them as the penultimate club to qualify. Yes, it seems you can take the man out of Barcelona, but you can’t take the winning spirit out of Messi!
According to FIFA, Inter Miami strutted their way to this honor by bagging the 2024 MLS Supporter’s Shield. With 34 magical matches under their belt and victories so regular you’d think they were having a cup of tea with the Queen after each game, Messi’s lads are looking more and more like a conscripted army of footy wizards. Two rounds before the end of the season? Blimey, they didn’t just start the race; they sprinted ahead while the rest of the league was still looking for their trainers!
Now, not only are they the darlings of the Major League Soccer (MLS), but they are also officially the face – ahem, the glorious, sun-kissed face – of the host nation at the FIFA 2025 tournament. Imagine this: the inaugural match of the Club World Championship will take place in Miami. It’s like the Super Bowl of football, but with fewer commercials for overpriced nachos and more joyous screams of ‘GOAL!’ ringing through the air!
And let’s talk numbers! Inter Miami shattered an MLS record by scoring an astounding 74 points in a single season. That’s more points than I have in my bank account after payday! With 22 wins, 8 draws, and a mere 4 losses from February to October, it looks like Messi is not just having fun in the sun; he’s recreating Las Vegas with goals popping up everywhere!
In a twist deserving of its own sitcom, FIFA’s announcement also let slip that Messi is the team captain. Well, of course he is! Who else would you trust to lead a pack of soccer enthusiasts into battle against the world’s best? It’s like making your granddad the captain of the family football team – sure, he’s slow, but he’s got epic stories about how he dribbled around three defenders and scored with a lollipop!
So, fans, mark your calendars, keep your eyes peeled, and get ready for some football madness as Messi and Inter Miami gear up to light up the Club World Cup stage in 2025! Because, let’s face it, if anyone can make the beautiful game even more beautiful, it’s him. And remember, wherever there’s a soccer ball, there’s a chance for glory… and possibly a cheeky little dive from our friend Lionel!
– A cheeky commentary by your friendly neighborhood sports enthusiast
