Overview
- MLS commissioner Don Garber presented Messi with the Golden Boot at Chase Stadium after he led the league with 29 goals in 28 matches.
- Inter Miami opened the playoffs with a 3–1 win over Nashville SC in a best-of-three series, with Messi scoring twice.
- The contract extension was formalized at the under-construction Miami Freedom Park, the club's planned future home.
- Club owners Jorge Mas and David Beckham praised the renewal as a statement of belief in the city and the club's project.
- Messi said his family's comfort guided his decision; financial terms were not disclosed, though reports estimate his salary remains above $20 million annually.