Lionel Messi, Inter Miami Suffer Major Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Inter Miami CF has one of the most talented rosters in Major League Soccer, but it will be put to the test against the world's best at the FIFA Club World Cup—without one of its biggest stars.

The Club World Cup will take Inter Miami from start-up to the global stage. Just five years after its MLS debut, the team co-owned by David Beckham and starring Lionel Messi will have the eyes of the

As Lionel Messi gets set to enter the FIFA Club World Cup with Inter Miami CF, he enters a tournament in a much different way than he has in the past–– without expectation. With the best clubs from around the world descending upon the United States for the first 32-team edition of the Club World Cup,