There was no indication leading up to Sunday's game that Messi wouldn't travel to Texas with his Inter Miami teammates. But on Saturday, multiple reports indicated that the Argentine superstar stayed back in south Florida ahead of the match against the Dynamo at Shell Energy Stadium.

The Dynamo remain winless across their first two games of the MLS season after a loss Sunday to Inter Miami CF, playing without superstar Lionel Messi.

Inter Miami CF have had a busy schedule to start 2025, but there’s no slowing down for the defending Supporters’ Shield Champions.

GOAL US writers discuss Messi missing Miami's game with Houston, and whether opposing MLS teams are right to make amends to fans

Luis Suárez scored a goal and assisted thrice as Inter Miami pushed past the Houston Dynamo without Lionel Messi.

At 37 years old, Lionel Messi is still one of the best soccer players on the planet. But the realities of aging come for us all, even legends such as

After Lionel Messi didn’t make the trip to Houston, the Dynamo offered fans who purchased tickets for Sunday’s game against Inter Miami a make-up for their troubles. Matches against Messi-led Inter Miami have been one of the hottest tickets in Major League Soccer since the global sports icon joined the team in 2023,