Inter Miami manager Javier Mascherano said on Thursday it was "impossible" to even consider bringing Neymar to the club.

Mascherano takes over a team that posted the best regular-season record in MLS history last season under coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who stepped down citing personal reasons. Martino said he made that decision before Inter Miami fell in the first round of the playoffs to Atlanta United, losing in a best-of-three series.

If Neymar arrives in MLS, Inter Miami seemed like the logical choice due to his connections, but it appears other clubs are trying to land him

Meanwhile, forward Fafa Picault, one of the new players in Inter Miami camp, is feeling at home. The 33-year-old Haitian American spent his teen years in Cutler Bay, where his family still lives. He attended Miami Killian High School and played for local youth clubs and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers before heading overseas.

Neymar could be joining the MLS soon. Per ESPN's Jeff Carlisle, the Brazil and Al Hilal star is in talks with three MLS teams about a possible

Mascherano gets a win in his first preseason match, but it is clear there's work to be done with this Inter Miami squad

Brazil international Neymar is reportedly working on a deal to rejoin Santos, returning to his boyhood club more than a decade after his multimillion-dollar transfer to Barcelona. Though a deal is not final yet,

In reality, the deal seems doomed from the beginning, but in this instance, one less global superstar making his way to North America is good news. Neymar, for all his fame and popularity, would be a failed signing for the league.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami kick off their 2025 preseason against the reigning Liga MX champions, Club América.

Javier Mascherano has played down a potential reunion ... who stepped down from the role citing personal reasons. Miami topped the MLS regular season standings and won the Supporters' Shield ...

(AP) — Javier Mascherano's first game as Inter Miami's ... with Messi — the reigning MLS MVP — and most of the rest of the team on the field to continue working out in advance of Saturday's ...

If Messi needed a stage to prove his connection with former teammates still worked, he found it. At the 34th minute, Jordi Alba delivered a pinpoint cross to Luis Suárez, who showed his class with a perfect assist for Messi.