Lionel Messi scores in frigid KC

Lionel Messi scores as Inter Miami defeats Sporting KC in record cold temperatures
Soccer legend Lionel Messi has now scored twice against Sporting KC, once at Arrowhead and once at Children’s Mercy Park.
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A few short days before the 2025 MLS season kicks off, Sporting Kansas City and Inter Miami will start their seasons in the first round of the Concacaf Champions Cup as both sides begin the chase for continental glory.
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Lionel Messi scores in frigid KC
Frigid weather didn't keep Lionel Messi from scoring in Inter Miami's first game of 2025, a 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday at Kansas City, Kan., in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup opening-round series.
Lionel Messi scores in KC, but this Sporting season rests on something we didn’t see
Sporting KC, the 13th-best team in a 14-team Western Conference last season, has hitched its ride to the partnership between Joveljic, its new striker to replace Alan Pulido, and Garcia, an attacking midfielder who replaces, well, no one, really.
Lionel Messi, Inter Miami tame the Kansas City cold in Concacaf Champions Cup
The temperature at kickoff was seven degrees Fahrenheit while the feel-like temperature dropped to nine below zero.
Inter Miami vs. Sporting Kansas City highlights: Messi scores only goal in 1-0 win
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami played a frigid game against Sporting Kansas City. Check out the highlights from the Concacaf Champions Cup match.
See photos of Messi, Inter Miami vs. Sporting KC in one of coldest pro soccer matches ever
With temperatures hovering near zero, Wednesday’s soccer game between Sporting KC and Inter Miami at Children’s Mercy Park will go down as one of the coldest ever played.
Messi scores, Inter Miami beats Sporting KC 1-0 in frigid Champions Cup match
Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates disembarked from their team plane in Kansas City on Wednesday bundled up in ski hats and parkas. A few hours later, the Argentine captain scored in frigid conditions to give the visitors a 1-0 victory over Sporting KC in their Concacaf Champions Cup opener at Children’s Mercy Park.

Messi has 2 assists

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