Sergio Busquets News

FC Cincinnati led the way into the Major League Soccer playoffs on Wednesday as the slim post-season hopes of Lionel Messi's Inter Miami took a hit with a goalless draw against Nashville

In his first game against a Major League Soccer club, Messi was simply too much for Atlanta to cope with.

Lionel Messi announced his arrival at Inter Miami in style as the World Cup-winner scored in stoppage time to hand his team all three points in a Leagues Cup group fixture against Mexican side Cruz Azul on Saturday.

Lionel Messi made a Hollywood start to his career in America, scoring a last-second winner in his debut game for Inter Miami on Friday.

Martino, former coach of Messi with Barcelona and Argentina, said he had spoken to the seven-times Ballon d'Or winner and former Spain midfielder Busquets about their impending move to the Major League Soccer club

Busquets has been a central part of Barcelona's successes in the past 15 years, including nine Spanish league titles and three Champions League triumphs.

Sergio Busquets will leave Barcelona in June at the end of his contract, the midfielder confirmed Wednesday, ending a highly successful era at the club

Busquets will miss Sunday's visit to face Villarreal in La Liga, and is not likely to return to face Manchester United at Camp Nou on February 16.

Busquets is the last member of the 2010 team to bow out of international football -- he was also part of the team that lifted the 2012 European title

Spain will take on Costa Rica in a FIFA World Cup Group E fixture at the Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar