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And here is that FC Dallas lineup

Confirmation here of the host's starting XI, with USMNT forward Jesus Ferreira leading the line for Nico Estevez' side. Asier Illarramendi came up against the likes of Messi, Suarez and Busquets during his time in Spain and the former Real Madrid man can reignite the El Clasico rivalry against Inter Miami. 

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FC Dallas: the players to watch out for

We haven't yet had confirmation of the FC Dallas team, but we do know that the hosts are without a key player for tonight's Game. Young star Alan Velasco is out with a serious knee injury suffered at the end of the 2023 season and will not be in contention for a few more months at least. 

They may also be without pacey winger Bernard Kamungo after he represented a USMNT select XI last weekend. Former Real Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi could start. 

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FC Dallas arrive at the Cotton Bowl

The preseason fixture between FC Dallas and Inter Miami has been move to the incredible Cotton Bowl, a near-100-year-old stadium in Dallas, Texas. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 92,100 and has been the home to a number of major Sports teams. 

The Dallas Texans, Dallas Cowboys and the Dallas Desire have all called the Cotton Bowl home, as did FC Dallas for a spell from 2004-2005. 

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez start for Inter Miami

Here's today's starting XI. As was the case against El Salvador, it's a strong team from Tata Martino from the off. 

Messi and Suarez lead the line together. Today it's David Ruiz and Julian Gressel who will be doing the running for Sergio Busquets in the midfield. 

Drake Callender returns from USMNT duty to start in goal. 

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Could Inter Miami copy Argentina to get the best out of Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez in MLS?

What next for Inter Miami? They  have signed a cadre of soccer icons, the likes of which MLS has never before seen, but getting these aging superstars into a cohesive system will not be easy. 

Tata Martino may have won MLS before but the challenge in front of him is completely different to the one that he conquered at Atlanta United. Could he take a tip from Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni to get the best out of Lionel Messi?

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Inter Miami in the house

The Herons have landed! With around an hour to go until kick off the visitors are out on the turf at Cotton Bowl, where we're expecting a capacity crowd for today's Game. 

Both teams are still in the early stages of their preseason preparations but there is plenty to suggest that this could be a tasty matchup. When these two sides met in Leagues Cup last year they played out a thrilling 4-4 draw, with Miami taking the tie with a penalty shootout victory. 

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Luis Suárez is back where he belongs, in attack with Lionel Messi

We should have team news form the Cotton Bowl very shortly, but it looks like Luis Suarez will retain his place in the starting Xi alongside Lionel Messi. Suarez has reunited with his ex-Barça teammates after making the Miami move last month and made his debut for the club last Friday. 

He looked a little short of fitness against El Salvador, but there were signs of his famous connection with Messi.

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Inter Miami make the trip to Dallas

Much has been made of the huge amount of Travelling that this Inter Miami squad will embark on over the preseason. They have trips to Saudi Arabia, Japan and Hong Kong in the pipeline, but today's Game was a more leisurely hop to MLS rivals FC Dallas. 

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Facundo Farías update: what injury does he have, how long is he out for?

Unfortunately for Inter Miami, the biggest news to come out of the draw with El Salvador was the injury to young forward Facundo Farias. The 22-year-old impressed towards the end of 2023 and looked set to make a big impact this year.

But a mistimed challenged and a slice of bad luck ensured that the youngster's season is over before it had begun. Here's what we know so far...

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Inter Miami continue their preseason preparations with a trip to FC Dallas at the Cotton Bowl. The Herons got 2024 off to a slightly underwhelming start with last week's goalless draw in El Salvador and will be looking for improvement on their return to the States. 

I'm Will Gittins, AS USA soccer correspondent, bringing you full live coverage of FC Dallas vs Inter Miami. Away we go...