Overview
- At the America Business Forum at Miami’s Kaseya Center, Lionel Messi received the Key to the City from Mayor Francis Suárez and said he expects the 2026 World Cup to be “extraordinary.”
- Messi reflected on Argentina’s 2022 triumph, saying it felt like when his children were born, and noted he is beginning to explore entrepreneurship after his playing career.
- Javier Milei traveled to the United States for the forum after swearing in Manuel Adorni as chief of cabinet, with a schedule that includes a CPAC gala in Palm Beach, a Council of the Americas event in New York, and a trip to Bolivia for a presidential inauguration.
- The speaker lineup features high-profile figures from politics, business and sport including President Donald Trump, María Corina Machado, Gianni Infantino, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Jamie Dimon and others, with Fox News anchor Bret Baier hosting.
- Argentina’s U-17s beat Tunisia 1–0 in Qatar to reach the round of 16, with Facundo Jainikoski scoring after a crucial save by goalkeeper Alber Castelau; they finish the group stage against Fiji.