Messi ended all speculation by signing a new deal to stay in Miami. But the decision to extend is about more than just his playing days

Just a few months before signing his Inter Miami contract extension, the soccer star snapped up 4 units in a luxury Miami high-rise.

Messi opened the scoring with a diving header in the first half, then capped the scoring in the 96th minute as Inter Miami opened the Major League Soccer playoffs with a 3-1 win over Nashville SC in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference best-of-three first-round series on Friday night.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez helped lure the event to the Kaseya Center, where the Miami Heat plays. President Donald Trump will speak. Soccer superstar Lionel Messi will appear. Guests include Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado and Argentina President Javier Milei.

Former Barcelona stars Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez proved themselves decisive in getting Inter Miami’s playoff campaign up and running in positive fashion in the early hours of Saturday.The

Nashville SC faces Inter Miami and Lionel Messi in the first round of the MLS playoffs. Follow live updates from Game 1 at Chase Stadium.