Rachel Gillins, a high school soccer player from Hobart, Indiana, showed up at sold-out Soldier Field Wednesday night on crutches wearing a pink No. 10 “Goat” jersey, hoping to see Lionel Messi and Inter Miami play against the Chicago Fire.

CHICAGO (AP) — Lionel Messi wasn't in Chicago with Inter Miami on Wednesday night for a game against the Fire, missing his fifth match in the last six with the MLS club. The 36-year-old Argentine star had been listed as questionable on Inter Miami’s ...

The former England captain outlined how Lionel Messi has been trying to pass on his unique skillset to the younger generation during his time with Inter Miami.

Whether Lionel Messi appears in the match or not, fans attending Miami vs. Chicago will get incentives to attend more Fire games in the future.

How and why the spectacle of Messi Mania is showing to be one part of a greater vision that ownership is instilling in the club and its communities: the Freedom To Dream.

Pedja Mijatovic has told La Ser (via MD) that Inter Miami are keen on signing Luka Modric, whose Real Madrid contract expires at the end of this season. “He has received offers from the MLS, from many teams and from Inter Miami in particular. Lionel Messi himself has personally been interested in the possibility (of Modric joining).”

Lionel Messi has been left out of Inter Miami CF's squad for the fourth consecutive game as the team faces Chicago Fire FC at Soldier Field on Wednesday night. The Argentina World Cup winner came back from international duty in September with the recurrence of a leg injury and only played once since -- starting but then coming off in the first half of a 4-0 win over Toronto FC.

FORT LAUDERDALE - Lionel Messi may not be at Soldier Field on Wednesday. The Chicago Fire hope their fans are. Mindful that 61,000 fans bought tickets for the Major League Soccer match at Soldier Field,