As France manager Didier Deschamps prepares for what will be his final major competition with the national team, he acknowledges that the upcoming event carries extra weight — especially with the possibility that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could both appear on soccer’s greatest stage for the sixth time.

Inter Miami has defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 3–1 to win the 2025 MLS Cup. Miami becomes the 16th side to win an MLS championship in just its sixth season. Lionel Messi had a hand in all three goals. Miami took the lead when Edier Ocampo turned Tadeo Allende ’s pass into his own net.

Lionel Messi is the most decorated player in the history of the world's most popular sport. The Argentine superstar has transcended soccer, earning prime real estate on ESPN's list of the greatest athletes of the 21st century.