Lionel Messi returned to action for Inter Miami after his injury layoff and scored just two minutes after entering as a second-half substitute in his team's 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday.

Rumors of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi teaming up at the FIFA Club World Cup have taken the football world by storm. Fans were excited by reports suggesting the two legends could finally play together at Inter Miami.

Tani Oluwaseyi, Minnesota United: Earning player of the week honors with his performance in a wild 3-3 draw with Sporting Kansas City, Oluwaseyi made the most of his touches taking five shots and putting three on net to produce two goals.

The workload of the 37-year-old Argentina captain has been managed since the start of the Major League Soccer season.

Lionel Messi missed Argentina's World Cup qualifiers due to a left adductor injury sustained playing for Inter Miami against Atlanta United. The injury required a period of rest and treatment, preventing him from joining the national team.

Billed as Lionel Messi vs. Neymar just a week ago, Argentina will host arch-rivals Brazil in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying without either of the two superstar forwards.

In the ultimate barometer of Gen Z importance, Glavinovich’s Instagram account has as one of his pinned posts highlights of last week’s goal against St. Louis City SC, the decider in a 1-0 game and the first goal of the Argentina native defender’s professional career. It stands next to a 2023 call-up to the Argentine Under-23 team on his grid.

Lionel Messi helped to lead Argentina to ... Joe Wright is a Senior Editor at Sporting News, managing global soccer and the UK team. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before ...