Hogan Lovells advises Inter Miami as team signs Lionel Messi to contract extension
Denver – Global law firm Hogan Lovells advised Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami CF, as the club signs Lionel Messi to a contract extension through the end of the 2028 MLS season.
Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami has been transformative for soccer in the United States. He came to Major League Soccer in the summer of 2023, and since then has been key in guiding Inter Miami to its historic first two trophies by winning the 2023 Leagues Cup and the 2024 MLS Supporters’ Shield titles, collecting 2023 Leagues Cup Best Player and Top Scorer awards and earning 2024 MLS Landon Donovan MVP Award honors in the process. In the 2025 MLS regular season he won the 2025 MLS Golden Boot Award presented by Audi with 29 goals to become the first Inter Miami player to win the prestigious award.
He spent the first 21 years of his career playing for Barcelona in Spain, where he holds the club record for goals and assists. He also spent two years playing with Paris Saint-Germain in France.
More information on this transaction can be found here.
The Hogan Lovells market leading sports, media and entertainment team was led by partners Mark Kurtenbach and Chris Weigand (both Mergers & Acquisitions, Denver).
Hogan Lovells has a long-standing relationship with Inter Miami having advised the club and its ownership group since the team joined Major League Soccer in 2020 and also having played a prominent role in bringing Messi to the club in 2023. More on our involvement can be found here.
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