Lionel Messi, Inter Miami Suffer Major Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Inter Miami CF has one of the most talented rosters in Major League Soccer, but it will be put to the test against the world's best at the FIFA Club World Cup—without one of its biggest stars.

The Club World Cup will take Inter Miami from start-up to the global stage.Just five years after its MLS debut, the team co-owned by David Beckham and starring Lionel Messi will have the eyes of the world on it as it kicks off soccer's newest competition with the chance to be crowned world champion.

Of the many, many contentions around the Club World Cup, few have quite matched the qualification process for one team in particular. Joining a field of continental champions and some of the best performing teams from around the planet is a side who have never won their domestic league nor a top-level international trophy in their brief history.