Less than 36 hours before its first preseason match against Club America in Las Vegas, Inter Miami CF gave fans a boost of excitement for the 2025 campaign by announcing the arrival of a new signing.

Meanwhile, forward Fafa Picault, one of the new players in Inter Miami camp, is feeling at home. The 33-year-old Haitian American spent his teen years in Cutler Bay, where his family still lives. He attended Miami Killian High School and played for local youth clubs and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers before heading overseas.

Lionel Messi scored a goal, and Inter Miami outlasted the Mexican champions, Club América, in a preseason clash in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Javier Mascherano’s first game as Inter Miami’s new coach is this weekend. His first night at his new home remains unscheduled.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will play exhibitions in Peru, Panama and Honduras next month in a preseason tour ahead of the 2025 MLS season.

Although Messi costs more than any other América player, overall, the Mexican team is worth more than Miami's.

The club re-signed goalkeeper Óscar Ustari to a one-year contract through the 2025 season. The 38-year-old, a friend and former Olympic teammate of Lionel Messi’s, spent the last few months of the 2024 season with Inter Miami.

Inter Miami are gearing up for a busy and challenging year ahead. Before diving into official competitions, the team will embark on a series of friendly matches across the Americas, with Lionel Messi and the rest of the squad aiming to reach peak form for the 2025 season.

(AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] FORT LAUDERDALE ... known: Inter Miami will play Mexican power Club America in Las Vegas on Jan. 18 and close the exhibition slate in Tampa, Florida, against ...