"The truth is that I always had it in my mind to play in MLS," said Messi, the sport's most decorated player of all time. "I felt called to come to Inter because it's a club that's growing, that's very new, with few years as a club, and I like the idea of coming and helping the club to become a greater club.

Coach Javier Mascherano said Messi is fine and he trained with the team Friday morning ahead of the road game Sunday against the Houston Dynamo. Mascherano had said after the Conc