Lionel Messi could renew his contract with Inter Miami until 2028.
Messi has received an offer to renew with the club for three more years. According to Tot Costa, the Argentine is set to renew with Inter Miami until 2028, despite interest from abroad.
The 38 year old signed with Inter Miami in 2023 from Paris Saint-Germain, lifting the Leagues Cup and the Supporters’ Shield.
Nicolás Otamendi, Enzo Barrenechea, and Gianluca Prestianni were all part of Benfica’s 1-0 victory over Sporting CP, as the club claimed the 2025 Portuguese Super Cup (Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira).
Otamendi, wearing the captain’s armband, played the full 90 minutes and lifted his sixth Portuguese Super Cup and fourth title with Benfica. It was also the 27th trophy of his professional career. Barrenechea made his official debut, while Prestianni came off the bench in the second half as the Lisbon side kicked off the season with silverware.
Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis scored the match’s only goal in the 50th minute at Estádio do Algarve, seizing on a loose ball in the box. The win marked a strong start to the post-Di María era under coach Bruno Lage, with new signings like Richard Ríos also making their debut.
Benfica now holds 10 Super Cup titles, surpassing Sporting’s 9, though still behind FC Porto’s 24.
Most decorated Argentine players in history:
Lionel Messi – 46 titles
Ángel Di María – 36 titles
Luis González – 31 titles
Carlos Tévez – 30 titles
Franco Armani and Nicolás Otamendi – 27 titles
Javier Mascherano, Esteban Cambiasso and Alfredo Di Stéfano – 25 titles
Enzo Barrenechea’s match highlights:
We’re thrilled to announce the winner of our July giveaway! The 1986 Argentina Away Retro Jersey, inspired by Diego Maradona’s legendary World Cup run, goes to Allister Toledo.
The draw took place on Wednesday at Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium, just minutes before Rodrigo De Paul made his debut for the club, playing alongside Lionel Messi.
We will be contacting the winner via email to arrange delivery of this iconic piece of football history.
Thanks to everyone who entered — and stay tuned for next month’s giveaway!
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The Argentina U17 national team, coached by Diego Placente, claimed the title at the 2025 COTIF L’Alcúdia tournament after a convincing 2-0 win against Valencia’s U20 side in the final. Despite facing older opposition, the young Albiceleste displayed maturity, discipline, and flair to lift the trophy for the fourth time in the nation’s history.
The goals came early in the match, with Misael Zalazar (Talleres) and Thomas De Martis (Lanús) finding the back of the net within the first 15 minutes. De Martis finished the tournament as Argentina’s top scorer, netting three goals and taking his tally to 11 goals in 13 matches with the youth national team.
Argentina was the most dominant team of the competition, winning every match, scoring 12 goals, and conceding just once. What makes this victory even more impressive is that the team featured U17 players, competing in a tournament designed for U20 sides. The goal was to give international experience to the core group expected to represent Argentina at the U17 World Cup in Qatar this November.
Coach Diego Placente, a key figure in Argentina’s youth system and a close collaborator of senior national team coach Lionel Scaloni, has overseen a well-structured project aimed at developing future stars. The plan appears to be working, with standout performances across the squad — including Tomás Parmo, Simón Escobar (the youngest player on the team), and German-Argentine Can Armando Guner of Borussia Mönchengladbach, who scored in the semifinal.
The final was played just 25 kilometers from Valencia, with strong support from Argentine fans and the families of the players in attendance.
This marks Argentina’s fourth L’Alcúdia title, following previous wins in 2012, 2016, and 2022, equaling the all-time record held by the former Soviet Union.
Lionel Messi had two assists and Weigandt scored in injury time for Inter Miami in their 2-1 win against Atlas in the Leagues Cup.
Messi with two assists on Inter Miami’s two goals for Inter Miami in their win. With the score at 0-0, it was Sergio Busquets who played a through ball in to Messi and he would square it to Segovia to score and give Inter Miami the 1-0 lead.
Atlas would draw level and the match was about to go to penalty kicks but Javier Mascherano’s team would get one more goal. At 1-1 in the 95th minute, Inter Miami would get their goal.
The ball would fall to Messi inside the penalty area and the Argentine would pass it to Weigandt and he would score to give Inter Miami the 2-1 lead. The goal was initially called off due to offside but it would go to VAR and the decision was that Weigandt was not offside.
Inter Miami would win 2-1 and Lionel Messi was named as the Man of the Match. Rodrigo De Paul also started in his first match for the club.
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