Lionel Messi turned back the clock with a brilliant performance against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.

Jason Mowry/Getty ImagesLionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF seen in action during the game against the Columbus Crew at Huntington Bank Field on April 19, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. When Lionel Messi ...

When Messi arrived in the United States, Inter Miami hired a personal bodyguard for its captain. Yassine Cheuko went viral ...

Megan Briggs/Getty ImagesLionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami looks on before the match against Atlanta United in the Audi 2024 MLS Cup playoffs at Chase Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, ...

Imagn Images Lionel Messi shoots the ball during Inter Miami’s win over the Red Bulls. AP Weigandt, from point-blank range, tapped in the putback of his own shot to make it 2-0 in the 30th.

Jan Kruger & Gregory Shamus/Getty ImagesKevin De Bruyne (L) of Manchester City and Lionel Messi (R) of Inter Miami CF. With a spot in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup already secured, Inter Miami are ...

Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (left) and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo (right).Anne-Marie Sorvin, Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images Roccuzzo, 37, posted several photos to her 40.1 million ...

Megan Briggs/Getty ImagesLionel Messi (L) #10 and Luis Suárez (R) #9 of Inter Miami CF arrive prior to the MLS match between Inter Miami CF and New York City FC at Chase Stadium on February 22, 2025 ...

Fresh off an incredible comeback season at age 40 that included a second place finish in the World Cup Finals held in Sun Valley, Idaho back in March, Lindsey Vonn is firmly back in the mainstream's ...

Manuel Velasquez/Getty ImagesLionel Messi of Inter Miami speaks with Sergio Busquets of Inter Miami during the warm-ups prior to prior to a friendly match between Olimpia and Inter Miami at Estadio ...

It was looking possible … until Inter Miami’s first semifinal ... (Photo of Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez: Jeff Vinnick / Getty Images) Steven Louis Goldstein is a Staff Writer for The Athletic.