Lionel Messi has no shortage of motivation in 2025. His Inter Miami CF won the Supporters' Shield last season, setting an MLS single-season record for points in the process, before being humbly knocked out of the playoffs in Round 1.

Lionel Messi continues to defy the passage of time after scoring his fifth successive brace for Inter Miami in their MLS win over Nashville on Saturday night. Just a few weeks ago, as Miami exited the Club World Cup against PSG, we lamented FIFA and parched football fans everywhere for refusing to let Messi age gracefully.

Lionel Messi became the first player in Major League Soccer history with four consecutive multi-goal games, scoring twice to lead Inter Miami past the New England Revolution 2-1.

Lionel Messi continued to make history on Saturday, extending his MLS-record streak of multigoal games as he scored twice in Inter Miami's 2-1 win over Nashville SC. Messi had already claimed the record last week when becoming the first player in MLS history to score multiple goals in four straight league games.

There was no indication Messi, 38, needed to move any faster, or, at times, even move at all in 2-1 win over Revolution.

Inter Miami has been in talks this week to acquire Atletico Madrid midfielder and Messi’s Argentine World Cup-winning teammate Rodrigo De Paul during this summer’s transfer window, according to multiple reports.

Lionel Messi came, saw and conquered on Wednesday night, as his brace powered Inter Miami CF to a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium. The lively, season-high crowd of 43,293 — dotted with several pink and black Miami kits — was treated to a vintage display by the Argentine