\n Team Snapshot<\/p>\n
The reigning MLS Cup presented by Audi champions turned heads in the offseason transfer market, setting them up to challenge for the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup<\/a> title and open Miami Freedom Park this spring.<\/p>\n Lionel Messi<\/a> will look to become the first three-time Landon Donovan MLS MVP and defend his Golden Boot presented by Audi crown (29g\/19a). He added an Audi MLS Cup Playoffs record 15 goal contributions (6g\/9a) en route to last year’s title.<\/p>\n \n Key Signings<\/p>\n David Ayala: The midfielder arrived via a trade<\/a> with the Portland Timbers<\/a>, enhancing options following Sergio Busquets\u2019 retirement.\u00a0
\nGerm\u00e1n Berterame: The Mexican international forward, acquired<\/a> from LIGA MX side CF Monterrey, is Miami\u2019s third DP alongside Messi and De Paul.
\nMicael: The Brazilian center back returns to MLS after starring with Houston Dynamo FC<\/a>. He’s on loan from Brazilian S\u00e9rie A side Palmeiras.
\nFacundo Mura: A versatile defender, Mura was signed as a free agent after playing for Racing Club in his native Argentina.
\nSergio Reguil\u00f3n: The Spanish left back was signed<\/a> as a free agent after stops with Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid, Manchester United and more.\u00a0
\nDayne St. Clair: The 2025 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year<\/a> was signed<\/a> via free agency after seven seasons with Minnesota United FC.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Team Snapshot The reigning MLS Cup presented by Audi champions turned heads in the offseason transfer market, setting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158181,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[5429,43215,123,125,124,75441,9802,4959],"class_list":{"0":"post-158180","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami","8":"tag-inter-miami-cf","9":"tag-lafcvsmia-02-21-2026","10":"tag-miami","11":"tag-miami-headlines","12":"tag-miami-news","13":"tag-mls-is-back","14":"tag-season-preview","15":"tag-sendtonews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}