Overview
- The reception recognized Inter Miami’s 2025 MLS Cup triumph, secured with a 3-1 final win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- Trump praised Messi’s influence, compared him to Pelé, and told him, “Leo, you came and won.”
- Inter Miami presented a pink jersey bearing the number 47, a nod to Trump’s status as the 47th U.S. president.
- Messi attended with coach Javier Mascherano and co-owner Jorge Mas as Trump also singled out Luis Suárez, Tadeo Allende and Rodrigo De Paul.
- Reports noted Trump opened with remarks on the Middle East, and BILD pointed to Messi’s previously declined 2025 Biden invitation for the Presidential Medal of Freedom.