Football legends Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez have announced the creation of their own football club in Uruguay, “Deportivo LSM,” which will compete in the country’s official league system under the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) starting in 2026.
“It’s an honor and a joy that you invited me,” Messi said in a video shared on social media by Suárez, his longtime friend and former teammate at FC Barcelona and Inter Miami. “This is a project you’ve been building for years, and now being part of it alongside you is very special,” he added.
Suárez, Uruguay’s all-time top scorer, described the move as the realization of a family dream that began in 2018. “We have over 3,000 members, a solid infrastructure, and more than 80 professionals working every day to support the development of children and teenagers,” he said. “We want to give young people the opportunities and tools we didn’t have growing up.”