During his well-hyped first full season in MLS, Messi featured heavily in marketing by the Whitecaps and the league ahead of Inter Miami's trip to Vancouver in May of that year.
The B.C. Supreme Court has approved a $475,000 settlement in a class-action lawsuit against the Vancouver Whitecaps and Major League Soccer after star players, including Lionel Messi, were promoted to play in a 2024 game but didn't show up.