MLS PREVIEW 5 Sep 2026: Messi's first game since Argentina retirement headlines a seven-match Saturday

Fri, Sep 4, 2026

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Seven MLS games kick off together on Saturday evening, and the loudest build-up is in Fort Lauderdale. Inter Miami host Atlanta United a week after dismantling CF Montreal 7-1, Lionel Messi scoring three times, and the occasion carries extra weight: it is billed as Miami's first match since Messi's retirement from Argentina duty.

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