Overview
- The White House says Lionel Messi is expected to attend, and the club expects the full first team on site from 2–6 p.m. ET with a 4 p.m. ceremony in the East Room.
- Inter Miami traveled to Washington on Thursday morning, though team departure photos posted on social media did not show Messi.
- Inter Miami will be the first MLS Cup winner to visit the White House during President Donald Trump’s presidencies.
- This would be Messi’s first White House visit; he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden in January 2025 but did not attend that event.
- The visit precedes Inter Miami’s March 7 MLS match against D.C. United at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium.