Inter Miami

Inter Miami is a Major League Soccer (MLS) team co-owned by David Beckham, currently featuring Lionel Messi. They are newsworthy due to their recent MLS Cup victory in December 2025, defeating Vancouver, and subsequent events involving Messi. Recently, the team began their title defense with a loss to LAFC. More significantly, Messi and Inter Miami's visit to the White House to be honored by President Trump has sparked controversy. Messi faced criticism for meeting and appearing to applaud Trump, particularly amid heightened US tensions with Iran and renewed threats against Cuba. The visit occurred while Trump discussed potential regime change in Cuba, drawing further scrutiny. Separately, Messi's tour of India was marred by fan unrest in Kolkata following his early departure from an event.