Lionel Messi, together with his production company 525 Rosario, voted for the holding of another Messi Cup - an international youth football tournament for citizens aged up to 16 years. The festival will take place on the 25th of each year, with 1 leaf fall at Pivdenny Florida, and the main matches will take place at the home stadium of the Inter Miami club.

Equated with the debut draw of last year, the tournament doubled in size. Once again, 16 youth teams representing leading football academies in Europe, Great America and the USA will win the trophy.

The list of participants includes: Inter Miami, Barcelona, Ajax, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Benfica, Palmeiras, Arsenal, Messi Newell's Old Boys, Flamengo, Cornella, Manchester City, Boca Juniors,.

In the first edition of the Junior Messi Cup, which was held in 2025 in Miami, I won the River Plate (U-16). In the final match, the Argentines clashed with their peers from Atletico Madrid and achieved a 2:0 victory.

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We are glad to see how the tournament is developing and uniting the people from the rich leading clubs in the world, so that we can learn, exchange information and, first of all, enjoy the game of football,” said Lionel.

General Director of the company 525 Rosario Tim Pastore emphasizes that the expansion of the format from 8 to 16 clubs in another year is an important milestone for the company.

“Our goal is to ensure a permanent place in the world calendar of youth football and create a tournament that the clubs value, in which young players from all over the world want to win. This means continuing to quickly raise the bar both in the core of football and in the way the tournament is organized and conducted,” said Pastore.