The Concacaf Champions Cup does use the away goals rule despite other bodies like UEFA and CONMEBOL abolishing the rule in recent history.

Frigid weather didn't keep Lionel Messi from scoring in Inter Miami's first game of 2025, a 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday at Kansas City, Kan., in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup opening-round series.

The temperature at kickoff was seven degrees Fahrenheit while the feel-like temperature dropped to nine below zero.

A few short days before the 2025 MLS season kicks off, Sporting Kansas City and Inter Miami will start their seasons in the first round of the Concacaf Champions Cup as both sides begin the chase for continental glory.

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Lionel Messi scored from the right side of the box in the 56th minute to lift Inter Miami past Sporting Kansas City 1-0 on a bitterly cold Wednesday night in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cu

Sporting Kansas City announced that their first round Concacaf Champions Cup game on Tuesday against Miami has been postponed until Wednesday due to freezing temperatures. The two teams were currently scheduled to kick off their seasons in the continental club competition,

CONCACAF announced that they have disciplined referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava for requesting an autograph from Lionel Messi after Inter Miami CF's CONCACAF Champions Cup win over Sporting Kansas City Wednesday at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City.

Since joining Inter Miami in the summer of 2023, Lionel Messi has completely changed the landscape of Major League Soccer. His goal in 2025 will be to guide the Herons to a league title.