Lionel Messi has no shortage of motivation in 2025. His Inter Miami CF won the Supporters' Shield last season, setting an MLS single-season record for points in the process, before being humbly knocked out of the playoffs in Round 1.

FC Cincinnati handed Inter Miami a 3-0 defeat, ending both Miami’s unbeaten run since returning from the Club World Cup and Lionel Messi’s record streak of consecutive games with a brace.

Cincinnati, which is now in second place in the Eastern Conference behind the Philadelphia Union, controlled most of the 45 minutes and six minutes of extra time in the first half, frequently working...