Starting in 2027, MLS will align its season with world’s top soccer leagues, adopting a summer-to-spring schedule, one of the most significant developments in the league’s history. It also will have a 14-game sprint season in spring 2027 ahead of the new regular season format.

Messi has scored 13 goals in 26 World Cup appearances. He has the most goal contributions and most minutes played in World Cup history. During the 2022 World Cup, he scored seven goals and provided three assists en route to lifting the crown for the third time in Argentina’s history.

While it's likely he will be on hand to help the Albiceleste to defend their FIFA World Cup title in 2026, Lionel Messi is not a confirmed presence at the tournament.

MIAMI -- Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will play a Major League Soccer match in their new stadium for the first time on April 4, one of the highlights of the league's schedule that was revealed Thursday.

Cincinnati hosts Inter Miami with an Eastern Conference final berth on the line. Get team news, and Lionel Messi's potential participation.

This year's MLS Cup, which will feature Lionel Messi, will be the league's first title game since MLS Productions moved to Connecticut.

Dallas lands a heavyweight slate of World Cup matches, with AT&T Stadium hosting nine games as fans, businesses and regional leaders brace for an economic surge.

Argentina, fronted by Lionel Messi and winner of the 2022 World Cup, will play in Kansas City on June 16. The schedule was announced on the second day of the draw, which attracted thousands of local soccer fans to Power & Light on its first day for the reveal of match groups.

If both Argentina and Portugal top their groups and win their last-32 and last-16 fixtures, a quarterfinal meeting between Messi and Ronaldo could await.