Lionel Messi was sipping on a drink at one end, Luis Suarez next to him, then Sergio Busquets, then Jordi Alba on the other end. There they all were, sitting next to each other on a couple of benches in their practice attire, all of them smiling. Lionel Messi was sipping on a drink at one end, Luis Suarez next to him, then Sergio Busquets, then Jordi Alba on the other end. This is not Barcelona in 2014. This is Inter Miami on Saturday.

It’s official: Messi, Busquets, Alba and Suarez are together again, this time in Major League Soccer. Pre-season training for Inter Miami officially opened on Saturday, with Suarez being seen in his new colors for the first time after signing a one-year deal last month to join the trio of his former teammates who arrived last summer.