Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF reacts in the course of the MLS match between Los Angeles Soccer Membership and Inter Miami CF at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 21, 2026, in Los Angeles, California, US. — AFP
Inter Miami will go to the White Home in March to mark the membership’s 2025 MLS Cup triumph, with Argentine celebrity Lionel Messi anticipated to attend, the Miami Herald reported Friday.
Messi, 38, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by former president Joe Biden in January 2025, the best civilian honour in the US, however didn’t attend the ceremony on the White Home.
Trump’s affinity for soccer has grown in current months, with a number of conferences with Fifa president Gianni Infantino and a high-profile go to by Cristiano Ronaldo to the White Home.
Trump took half within the trophy presentation on the Membership World Cup in the US final yr and was on stage on the draw for the 2026 World Cup, the place Infantino took the chance to award the president the primary Fifa peace prize.
Inter Miami wrapped up a slate of worldwide friendlies on Thursday with a 2-1 victory over Independiente del Valle in Puerto Rico.
They fell to Los Angeles FC of their MLS season-opener final weekend and face Orlando Metropolis on Sunday.
