Hoping to fill a lot of empty seats, FIFA is reportedly slashing ticket prices for the June 14 Club World Cup opener hosted by Inter Miami.

The Athletic reported Wednesday that "tens of thousands" of seats at the 65,326-capacity Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., remain unsold for the 8 p.m. ET match between soccer superstar Lionel Messi's MLS club and Egypt's Al-Ahly.

June 2 (Reuters) - Seattle Sounders players called for a bigger slice of the prize money for competing at the Club World Cup this month by wearing T-shirts emblazoned with "Cash Grab" and "Fair Share Now" ahead of a Major League Soccer match on Sunday.

Seattle are set to earn at least $9.55 million for competing at the June 14 to July 13 tournament in the U.S., where the total prize money runs to $1 billion, but under the MLS collective bargaining agreement (CBA) the players' share is capped at $1 million per club.

Lionel Messi delivered another masterclass performance on Saturday night, scoring twice and assisting twice in Inter Miami’s dominant 5-1 victory over the Columbus Crew at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.

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— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) June 1, 2025

Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez combined for all four of Inter Miami’s goals on Wednesday during the Herons’ 4-2 home victory against Montreal.

Wednesday night’s game was a vintage Messi and Suárez performance as both forwards bagged a brace and an assist. The two combined twice in the second half as the former Barcelona duo toyed with the visiting defense.

Messi Suárez goals vs Montreal

Messi kicked off the scoring in the 27th minute as another fellow Barcelona man, Serigo Busquets, provided the assist.

May 18 (Reuters) - Angel Di María will not return for Benfica next season, the Argentine forward said after the club failed to win the Liga Portugal following a 1-1 draw at Braga on Saturday, finishing two points below champions Sporting.

The 37-year-old, who retired from international soccer last year after making 145 appearances for Argentina, has spent five years at Benfica in two spells, having re-joined the club in 2023 after playing for Real Madrid, Manchester United, Paris St Germain and Juventus.

It's getting Messi at Inter Miami...

It’s called soccer, world.

Major League Soccer has made a significant jump on the global soccer landscape in terms of value, with 19 of its clubs featured in Sportico's most-recent list of the world's 50 most valuable soccer teams. 

Here goes another bold statement by Donovan…

U.S. men’s national team legend Landon Donovan has boldly predicted that Inter Miami will emerge victorious in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, set to be held in the United States for the first time ever.

Landon Donovan says Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will win 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Minnesota United took care of business against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami on Saturday with a resounding 4-1 victory. The result marks the Herons’ biggest loss when Messi was on the field.

Messi did get on the scoreboard early in the second half, but that was one of the few highlights for Miami.

Messi goal vs Minnesota