Lionel Messi and Inter Miami Dominate MLS as Record-Breaking 2025 Cup Final Draws Global Attention

Inter Miami and Lionel Messi continue to dominate the conversation in Major League Soccer, as the club’s MLS Cup triumph is being framed as the capstone of a historic season in which Messi won the 2025 MLS Golden Boot and back‑to‑back MVP awards, while club legends Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets are confirmed to have bowed out with one final title, according to Inter Miami’s official season review. MLS is also celebrating off the field: the league reports that the 2025 MLS Cup drew a record 4.6 million viewers across platforms in the United States, with coverage from outlets like MLS Soccer and Front Office Sports highlighting unprecedented global interest and massive social media engagement around the final.

For the U.S. national teams, attention is increasingly fixed on the 2026 World Cup schedule now fully locked in, with Fox Sports detailing that the U.S. men will play group matches in Los Angeles and Seattle against Paraguay, Australia, and a European playoff winner, intensifying debate over roster selections and preparations. On the women’s side, Sports Business Journal reports that U.S. Soccer’s joint bid for the 2031 Women’s World Cup remains in the spotlight as prospective U.S. host cities push back on FIFA’s proposed host‑city agreements, creating tension even as the federation insists it can still deliver a record‑breaking tournament.

Globally, FIFA itself is at the center of the biggest breaking story: FIFA and its own media channels confirm that over five million ticket requests were received within 24 hours for the latest phase of 2026 World Cup sales, while ESPN notes a parallel backlash from fans over pricing, access, and the complexity of the ticketing process. That surge in demand, combined with criticism over transparency and fairness, has become the dominant talking point at the intersection of sport and business in world soccer.

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