With the straightforward description, “He’s Home,” Inter Miami’s X feed shared a video of Messi signing a contract while seated at a table in the center of the team’s newly constructed Freedom Park stadium.
“Playing in this stadium, at Miami Freedom Park, is a beautiful reality that has made me really happy to stay here and to continue with this project,” Messi said in a club statement.
“I’ve been really happy since coming to Miami, so I’m really happy to continue here,” Messi continued.
Messi’s “commitment to the city, to the club, to the game” was evident in his decision to prolong, according to Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham.
“He still wants to win and is as committed as ever,” Beckham remarked. “As owners, we feel extremely fortunate to have a player who has contributed as much to the game in this nation, loves it as much as he does, and can inspire the next generation of young talent as he has.”
The 2025 MLS season marks the expiration of the World Cup winner’s current contract.
After club insiders informed AFP last month that the team had reached an agreement on an extension, a new contract had been seen as a formality.
Messi’s contract guarantees that he will continue playing competitively long after the United States, Canada, and Mexico host the 2026 World Cup.
The competition will begin on June 11 and conclude on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Messi spent the majority of his incredible career at Barcelona, where he played from 2004 to 2021 after rising through the Spanish powerhouse’s junior system. He later went to Inter Miami in 2023 following a disappointing stint at Paris Saint-Germain.
He lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy four times and won La Liga ten times while he was at Barcelona.
He guided Argentina to World Cup victory in Qatar in 2022, and he has stated that he hopes to strive to win the trophy again the following year.
In addition to winning the Copa America twice with Argentina in 2021 and 2024, he has 114 goals for his country.
Next year, Messi might compete in his sixth World Cup, setting a new record, but he might be matched by Portugal’s longtime adversary Cristiano Ronaldo.
In addition, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is only three goals away from matching Miroslav Klose’s record of 16 World Cup goals in his career.
Argentina finished nine points clear at the top of the South American qualifying standings, securing a ticket in the finals for the following year.
With eight goals, including a brace against Venezuela two weeks ago in what might have been his final competitive game played at home, Messi finished as the leading scorer.
In spite of Inter Miami’s playoff elimination, he was awarded the 2024 MLS Most Valuable Player.
He became the first player in MLS history to score 40 goals in 2025.
After Miami finished in third place in the Eastern Conference this season, Messi has guided the team back into the playoffs.
He won MLS’ Golden Boot award with 29 goals from 28 games after completing Inter Miami’s regular season campaign with an incredible hat-trick in a 5-2 thumping of Nashville, South Carolina, last Saturday.
