Overview
- Javier Milei posted a photo of Lionel Messi from his official X account without text, celebrating Inter Miami's MLS championship.
- Inter Miami beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 to secure the club’s first MLS title, the moment captured in the image Milei shared.
- Milei also reposted a message backing Estudiantes president Juan Sebastián Verón, who argues there was no formal vote to validate Rosario Central’s purported title by the Annual Table.
- The intervention aligns the presidency with Estudiantes’ procedural challenge and intensifies tensions with AFA chief Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia over refereeing and governance.
- Milei’s low-text social media signaling has amplified the football dispute and drawn broader political attention, with the conflict continuing to evolve.