The good news for O’Toole is his experience defending Messi, having faced the 2022 World Cup hero in an exhibition about a year ago. As O’Toole explained, Messi often drifted from the right to the middle in that game and there weren’t many opportunities for one-on-one matchups.

Yankee Stadium will be open to full capacity for the first time since 2016 for the New York City FC game against Miami on Saturday afternoon in anticipation of the Argentine star, who returned to action last week after a long injury layoff. A crowd of more than 40,000 is expected in the Bronx, which would be nearly double the season average.

Inter Miami’s Leo Campana recently became the franchise’s all-time leading scorer with his 30th goal. But he knows he won't be on top for long

Lionel Messi is not in the starting lineup for Inter Miami’s game at Atlanta United. With the Herons playing their second of three games within a week, Messi will begin the match on the bench.

Lionel Messi was limited to a second-half appearance as a substitute as Inter Miami drew 2-2 at Atlanta United on Wednesday night.

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will take on New York City FC in a crucial Major League Soccer (MLS) game on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. Inter Miami are leading the Eastern Conference chart with 63 points from 29 games.