The presence of Lionel Messi in front of the Inter Miami CF will put the quality quota at the beginning of the 2026 season of the Major League Soccer (MLS) on the west coast with the visit they will make to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, next February 21.
The above could be known with the publication of the official calendar for the next 2026 season and that will undoubtedly have a lot of expectation, especially because halfway through the contest the FIFA World Cup at the headquarters of Mexico, United States and Canada.
From now on, it is expected that the duel will capture the attention of thousands of people to gather in the mythical setting of the Californian city with a capacity of more than 70 thousand people who surely will not want to miss the presence of the Argentine staror Lionel Messi in what will be the last season before facing the change of format fromhe summer of 2027.
Without a doubt a high-level duel for a unique season due to the break that will take place in the summer due to the World Cup 2026 of almost 50 days from May 25 to July 16 and that will surely have an impact on the performance of the players in search of the long-awaited playoffs.
The season 2026 tIt will also mark the historic date of being the last one to be held under the winter to autumn format, since starting in 2027, the MLS determined to standardize its calendar with that of FIFA to try to enhance the level of competition and thus be able to compete in the winter and summer market for international signings.
The presence of Messi on the west coast of the American Union It will also be the opportunity for the confrontation between the South Korean Heung-min Son against Lionel Messi and that will undoubtedly spark to try to take the first three points under the prime time of sports Sunday in the American sport.
The 2026 campaign will also be the opportunity for the Florida Herons debut their new stadium and for that reason they have scheduled the first five quality away matches in order to speed up the building your new house.
The stellar duels of the first date of the 2026 tournament
The stellar matches that the return to football activity will have in the Major League Soccer They will be in addition to the visit of Inter Miami CF at the Memorial Coliseum, St. Louis City will be hosting Charlotte FC, Cincinnati will be honoring the Atlanta United that will have the return of as a new strategist.
But without a doubt the highlight will be the meeting of the LAFC receiving Lionel Messi with his entire court of squires Inter Miami CF duel scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Pacific time (7:30 p.m. Mexico City) on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
The next day there will be a double day that will begin when LA Galaxy receive New York City FC on Sunday football night and where the confrontation of the Western Conference between Seattle Sounders FC and Colorado Rapids.
The season 2026 will also have that nostalgia of abandoning the current format of the League with the start of the season from February to December and that from 2027 It will be governed by a competition from September to May, approximately with the purpose of matching its calendar with the others European leagues.
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