{"id":383329,"date":"2026-08-28T07:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/383329\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T07:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:12:22","slug":"inter-miami-appoint-lionel-messis-former-argentina-team-mate-kily-gonzalez-as-new-head-coach-to-replace-guillermo-hoyos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/383329\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Miami appoint Lionel Messi&#8217;s former Argentina team-mate Kily Gonzalez as new head coach to replace Guillermo Hoyos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:start\">One of the most compelling aspects of the appointment is the existing relationship between Gonzalez and club captain Messi. The two were team-mates for the Argentina national team in 2005, sharing the pitch during World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Uruguay. This kind of familiarity has become a recurring theme for the franchise, as every manager to take charge during the Argentine&#8217;s time in MLS has shared a pre-existing connection with Messi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:start\">While the personal chemistry is evident, the 52-year-old arrives with a managerial record that has drawn some scrutiny. He previously led Argentine top-flight sides Rosario Central, Union de Santa Fe, and Platense, but he has yet to secure a major trophy as a coach. His pedigree as a player remains unquestioned, however, having enjoyed a storied career in Europe with Zaragoza and Valencia in La Liga before a high-profile move to Serie A giants Inter Milan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the most compelling aspects of the appointment is the existing relationship between Gonzalez and club captain&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":383330,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[146682,5429,153703,10133,8003,123,125,124],"class_list":["post-383329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-a-hoyos","tag-inter-miami-cf","tag-k-gonzalez","tag-l-messi","tag-major-league-soccer","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383329","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=383329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}