Rodrigo De Paul is going to remain with Inter Miami and will not be rejoining Atletico Madrid.
De Paul will stay with Inter Miami as the club has activated their buy option. According to Uriel Iugt, the MLS Cup champions will pay Atletico Madrid close to $17 million.
The Argentine joined Inter Miami in July from Atletico Madrid on a six month loan deal.
Emiliano Martínez has spoke about the 2026 World Cup and the 2022 World Cup.
Martínez commented on how he did at the 2022 World Cup with the Argentina national team and the 2026 World Cup next year. Speaking with DSports, here is what he had to say:
“Physically, I feel great, I’m fine. I feel like I can have a great World Cup. I’m going to feel better in this one, I really think so, I’m going to be better.”
The Argentine also spoke about some of the goals he let in at the 2022 World Cup with Argentina:
“I could have saved some of the goals, two of them against the Netherlands where I could have done more and Mbappé’s second goal too. I could have done a little more with the penalty that went in.”
He also joked about the WhatsApp group with the team:
“The Whatsapp group? I changed my cell phone and they haven’t added me yet… Paredes is the administrator and he’s very busy at Boca right now. He’s being a model now. It’s crazy.”
Julián Álvarez scored for Atletico Madrid in their 3-2 win against PSV.
Álvarez made it four goals in five Champions League matches, scoring three in his last three games. With PSV leading 1-0, Alexander Sørloth played a pass in to Julián Álvarez who scored an open goal to draw Atletico Madrid level.
Nahuel Molina, Nicolás González and Giuliano Simeone also started the match for Atletico Madrid.
Lionel Messi has been named MLS MVP for the second consecutive season, earning the 2025 Landon Donovan Award and becoming the first player in league history to win the honor in back-to-back years. The Inter Miami captain achieved the same recognition in 2024.
Messi delivered decisive performances throughout the campaign, standing out in both the regular season and the playoffs. He finished the league with 29 goals and 19 assists, leading the main offensive categories and playing a central role in Inter Miami’s first-ever MLS Cup title. In the final against Vancouver, Messi assisted Rodrigo De Paul and Tadeo Allende in the 3–1 victory.
The voting results reflected his dominance, with 83% of MLS players, 73% of coaching staffs, and 55% of media members selecting him as the league’s most valuable player.
Across all competitions, Messi recorded 35 goals and 27 assists in 34 matches, totaling 62 direct goal contributions, which also establishes a new league record.
Despite strong seasons from competitors such as Evander, Dreyer, and Bouanga, none matched Messi’s impact or consistency, particularly in decisive stages of the competition. With this award, he joins Brazilian midfielder Preki as the only players in MLS history to win multiple MVP titles, although Messi now stands alone as the only one to do so in consecutive years.
Javier Mascherano has commented on winning the MLS Cup with Inter Miami.
Mascherano joined Inter Miami last year after coaching both the Argentina U20 and Argentina U23 national teams. The Argentine failed to win a trophy with his country as coach and after joining Inter Miami, he has coached them to their first MLS Cup and also lifted his first trophy as coach.
The Argentine spoke to MLS Español after Inter Miami’s 3-1 win against Vancouver in the MLS Cup. Here is what he had to say:
“I understand that since I arrived there were always doubts because it was my first season as a team coach. I always told the truth and never hid it: I haven’t had very good results at the youth team level, it wasn’t working out for me.
“I think I found a group of players who understood our way of working, tried to accompany them in this process, and obviously I’m very happy. Finishing the season this way is incredible.”
