India, March 6 -- Some of the sports greats, from soccer legend Lionel Messi to baseball icon Alex Rodriguez, aka A-Rod, were at the White House on Thursday. The two met President Donald Trump before the 79-year-old spoke about Inter Miami's MLS win, congratulating the Argentine and the club's co-owner, Jorge Mas. Notably, the other owner, English great David Beckham, was not present at the event.

Videos showing A-Rod and Messi surfaced on social media.

Messi and the rest of the Inter Miami squad were invited to the White House to commemorate the 2025 MLS Cup title that they won in December. The club flew to DC on Thursday ahead of a game against DC United in Baltimore on Saturday.

Inter Miami flew to the nation's capital on Thursday a...