It was the stars and big names of Inter Miami against the blue collar mentality of Vancouver. Miami has Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suarez. Mascherano himself is a name that still resonates loudly in the football world. The Whitecaps star man? American center forward Brian White, as unheralded a hero as they come.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are up for sale, but are enjoying the best time in club history ahead of facing Inter Miami CF.

Lionel Messi has now made 50 appearances for Inter Miami and we’ve compared his stats with Cristiano Ronaldo’s at Al-Nassr after the same number of matches. Since leaving Europe in 2023, Messi has continued to produce the goods in the United States and regularly delivers moments of magic.