Following in the footsteps of his traditional rival Cristiano Ronaldo, it is expected that world football star Lionel Messi will soon meet with US President Donald Trump. Inter Miami will visit the White House in March to celebrate winning the 2025 US soccer championship, with Argentine star Messi expected to attend, according to the Miami Herald on Friday. The newspaper, citing a source in Inter Miami, said that "everyone" on the team would attend the event with US President Donald Trump, two days before the team's match against DC United in the US capital on March 7. Messi (38 years old) received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former US President Joe Biden in January 2025, the highest civilian honor in the United States, but he did not attend the award ceremony at the White House at the time. Trump's relationship with football has grown in recent months, with him holding several meetings with FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Trump also attended the Club World Cup ceremony held in the US last year and appeared on stage at the 2026 World Cup draw, where Infantino used the occasion to present the president with the first FIFA "Peace Prize".
