{"id":7117,"date":"2026-10-11T09:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bankrollatlas.com\/fr\/actu\/messi-brace-miami-return-garber-club-role-retirement\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T09:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:06:25","slug":"messi-brace-miami-return-garber-club-role-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bankrollatlas.com\/en\/news\/messi-brace-miami-return-garber-club-role-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi scores twice on his Miami return; Garber already imagines a club role after retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four days after waving goodbye to Argentina with a final goal against Benin (3-0) at the Estadio Monumental, Lionel Messi picked up where he left off. Inter Miami beat D.C. United 4-0 on Saturday night in MLS, with a brace from Luis Su\u00e1rez (3rd, 39th) and a brace from Messi (47th, 60th). The win ended a run of five matches without victory.<\/p>\n

At 39, the Argentinian still drives the league: 23 goals and 13 assists this season, top scorer by a four-goal margin, and Miami up to second place in the Eastern Conference after the win. ESPN<\/a> also sees him in the running for a third MVP award.<\/p>\n

The commissioner is already thinking about what comes next<\/h2>\n

In a video published by L’\u00c9quipe<\/a> on 8 October, MLS commissioner Don Garber praised Messi’s impact on the league and imagined the Argentinian keeping a role at the Miami club when he retires from playing. The exact role was not spelled out. The message is clear enough: the MLS has its attraction and intends to keep him well beyond his playing days.<\/p>\n

On the Miami bench, Cristian Gonz\u00e1lez asked supporters to make the most of every match: \u201cHe’ll be missed in that jersey, of course, but today we have him here, and we have to enjoy having him with us now,\u201d he told ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The coach also revived a long-standing project: after comments from the CONMEBOL president, he confirmed that Miami have been exploring a Copa Libertadores entry \u201cfor a few years now\u201d. That trophy remains one of the few missing from Messi’s collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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