The attention of world football fans is heading on Saturday evening to the “Hard Rock” stadium in Miami, where the American Inter Miami team begins its career in the 2025 Club World Cup by facing the Egyptian Al -Ahly Club at the opening of the first historical version of the tournament with the participation of 32 clubs.
The beginning of the dream in front of the African champion
The opening match will be held at 8 pm Eastern Coast time of the United States, corresponding to the third dawn on Sunday, Cairo time, amid widespread public anticipation to watch a team led by veteran quadrilateral Messi, Busquets, Alba and Suarez, in the face of one of the most crowning clubs in the African continent.
Inter Miami, led by Argentine coach Javier Mascherano, hopes to translate his continental ambition into results on the ground, after he succeeded in writing a quick history in the American league since its foundation in 2020, thanks to the recruitment of the first grade stars.
The Golden Quartet changes the rules of the game
Lionel Messi’s accession to Inter Miami in July 2023 formed a turning point in the club’s history, followed by the recruitment of his former Barcelona teammates, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, to lead the team to the American League Cup title in the same year. In the 2024 season, the club strengthened its ranks with the annexation of Luis Suarez, to complete the quartet, which helped the team to win the title of “shield of fans” after collecting 74 points, which is a record in the club’s history.
Abnormals that are confused
Despite the great enthusiasm, the team received a severe blow in its final training, in the absence of defender Jordi Alba for the main session, along with the trio of Gonzalo Logan, Allen Obando, and Paltasar Rodriguez, for physical reasons that have not been revealed full details.
The duo David Ruiz and Yannik Bright were also satisfied with individual training in the framework of the recovery program from the injury, while waiting for the final decision of coach Mascherano regarding their readiness to participate in front of Al -Ahly.
Beckham motivates the players before the site
In a prominent moral gesture, David Beckham, the owner of Inter Miami and the English football legend, was keen to attend the last session of the team on Friday morning at the Florida Blu Training Center, where he interacted with the players and was keen to raise the morale before the expected meeting.
