FIFA's controversial decision to award Inter Miami a backdoor route into the Club World Cup has proved prescient after Lionel Messi's team were stunned by Atlanta United in the MLS playoffs.

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami were surprisingly knocked out of the MLS Cup after Atlanta United beat them 3-2 in the first round of the playoffs on November 10.

The end was abrupt and painful. On Saturday night in South Florida, the locker room was somber. And somewhere amid the haze ...

Tim Spiers breaks down the big talking points from the weekend including Manchester City losing and Messi's MLS Cup exit ...

With Miami’s season now over, there have already been whispers about what’s next in store for Messi at the Florida club.

That proved a bridge too far for Messi and Inter Miami. The star-studded Herons, who won the 2024 Supporters' Shield and broke an MLS record for points in a season, suffered a 3-2 home loss to an ...

Atlanta United ousted Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 3-2 on Saturday night to win their best-of-three first round playoff series in three games.

The excitement of the MLS playoffs has been intense this season, leaving Toronto FC fans wondering what could have been. The ...

With the loss, a season full of promise and championship expectations for Inter Miami has come to an end, and it will ...

Inter Miami has played Atlanta five times this year, and won just once, 2-1 in the playoff opener at home. Atlanta beat Miami ...

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami suffered a shock elimination in the first round of the Major League Soccer (MLS) playoffs on ...

Fireworks shot out from the rafters of Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium on Saturday night, but there was nothing for the home team ...