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Messi scores four goals, Inter Miami routs CF Montreal 7-1 amid coaching change

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MIAMI — Lionel Messi, awaiting the arrival of Inter Miami’s new coach Kily Gonzalez, put on a master class on Saturday night, scoring four goals to lead his team to a 7-1 rout of CF Montreal.

Messi’s brilliance at age 39 left the Nu Stadium crowd and TV spectators struggling for words to describe what he had just done. It was the seventh ...Read more

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Hoyos, Inter Miami in good spirits amid coaching change ahead of Montreal game

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MIAMI — A vibrant rainbow appeared over the Inter Miami training session on Friday morning, perhaps a sign of brighter days ahead for Lionel Messi and his team, who have suffered through a treacherous August.

Stuck in a five-game winless rut, the club made a coaching change Thursday night, replacing Guillermo Hoyos with Cristian “Kily” ...Read more

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Inter Miami's Guillermo Hoyos expected to be replaced as coach by Kily Gonzalez

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MIAMI — Guillermo Hoyos may have coached his last game for Inter Miami.

Major League Soccer announced Thursday that it suspended Hoyos for one game for the team’s repeated violations of the Late Kickoff Policy, but he may not be around to serve that suspension Saturday because he is expected to be replaced by former Argentine player ...Read more

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Kevin Baxter: Angel City's prolonged coaching carousel testing patience of frustrated fans

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LOS ANGELES — When Mark Parsons joined Angel City as sporting director 19 months ago, the first order of business was to find a head coach. The club had fired its first two managers and was about to open training camp without one.

But for Parsons, finding the right person was more important than finding a person right now.

"Time in getting ...Read more

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Germany's Bundesliga will stream games for free in the US Will soccer fans watch?

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PHILADELPHIA — Soccer fans in this country have spent decades paying to watch games online. And for just as long, broadcasters have used that money to bankroll the rights fees for those games: from England’s Premier League on NBC’s Peacock to Spain’s La Liga on ESPN+, the Champions League on CBS’s Paramount+, and MLS on Apple TV.

But ...Read more

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Messi scores, but Inter Miami winless streak hits five with 2-1 loss to Toronto

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MIAMI — Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates, mired in a funk and aiming to turn things around, instead looked flat and struggled at home Saturday night in a 2-1 loss to a Toronto team that had won just one of its previous 14 games.

Miami, the defending MLS champion and star-studded team with the highest payroll, is on a five-game ...Read more

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Messi, Inter Miami hope to snap winless streak, Berterame back vs. Toronto

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MIAMI — Inter Miami, seeking to end a four-game winless skid, kicks off a three-game homestand on Saturday against Toronto FC.

Lionel Messi and his teammates hung on to second place in the Eastern Conference standings despite a 2-2 midweek tie on the road against Philadelphia in a testy game that ended with one player from each team being ...Read more

FIFA hits Argentina with stiff sanctions, bans after World Cup brawl, misconduct

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FIFA came down hard on the Argentine soccer federation and its national team following the postgame brawl that broke out after its 1-0 loss to Spain in the World Cup final.

Three Argentine players were suspended and fined by the FIFA disciplinary committee, including a 10-match ban and $90,000 fine for Leandro Paredes for grabbing Spanish ...Read more

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Messi goal provides spark, but Inter Miami settles for tie against Philadelphia

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Inter Miami, eager to get out of a slump, had a rocky start on the road against the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday night, and Lionel Messi came to the rescue and provided a spark, as he often does.

Unfortunately for him and his teammates, it was not enough to secure a victory. Miami settled for a 2-2 tie in a physical, fiery game that ended ...Read more

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Messi, Suarez are back as Inter Miami battles Nashville for top spot in the East

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MIAMI — Lionel Messi made an emotional midweek return to Inter Miami after his father’s death and Luis Suarez is eligible to play again after missing the past three games serving a suspension.

The presence of the dynamic duo will be vital in Saturday’s road game against Nashville SC as Miami aims to return to winning following Leagues Cup...Read more