Ken Garner

Ken Garner

Joined: Mar 30, 2022

Ken is the site expert for Inter Heron and has contributed to the page since 2022; he was an Inter Miami fan BM — before Messi — and earned a variety of awards in a 25-year newspaper career that included roughly 10 years as a local sportswriter. Ken lives in Northwest Florida with his wife and dog; when not watching and writing about soccer, he’s an avid reader.

Pope Francis accepts a ball from Dani Alves, a former soccer fullback who starred for Barcelona and Brazil, at a 2022 ceremony celebrating Scholas Occurrentes, an international educational program for youth. Francis, from Argentina, was famously a soccer fan and devoted to CA San Lorenzo de Almagro.

Rest in Peace, Your Holiness: Pope Francis (1936-2025)

Óscar Ustari, 38, has won Inter Miami's starting goalkeeper job and was selected to Major League Soccer's Team of the Matchday for his performance Sunday against Chicago Fire.

INTERludes: Ustari gets Team of the Matchday nod, Messi still hopes to play in 2026 World Cup

Lionel Messi is expected to play for Inter Miami against Columbus and Vancouver in important matches in the coming week.

Could this be the most important two weeks of Miami's season?

Yuval Cohen celebrates after scoring one of his two goals for Inter Miami II in its 4-2 win against Miami United in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup last week.

INTERludes: Young Herons advance at Open Cup; Can Messi contribute at World Cup?

Inter Miami players Telasco Segovia (shown above), Noah Allen, Benjamin Cremaschi, and Santiago Morales have been called for international duty during FIFA's March break.

Messi's out, but four young Herons will represent their nations during the FIFA break

Former Inter Miami defender Kamal Miller warms up before the 2023 U.S. Open Cup final, which the Herons lost to Houston Dynamo, 2-1.

Inter Miami II begins Open Cup quest against Miami United, 7 p.m. tonight at Chase Stadium

Lionel Messi shows his frustration after missing an opportunity in Inter Miami's 2-1 win at Atlanta Sunday. The team announced Monday that Messi suffered a groin injury and would not play for Argentina during the FIFA international break.

Latest Messi injury poses hard questions for Mascherano, Miami

Cavalier FC midfielder Christopher Ainsworth marks Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez during the Herons’ 2-0 Concacaf Champions Cup win Thursday at Chase Stadium.

INTERludes: Jamaican club gives Inter Miami a champions cup scare; international duty for Messi

Noah Allen, 20, is among the young Inter Miami players benefiting from playing with veterans Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suarez.

INTERludes: Young Herons’ ‘postgraduate’ training; Inter II begins its season

Cavalier FC coach Rudolph Speid and defender Jeovanni Laing answer reporters’ questions Wednesday. The Jamaican squad plays at Inter Miami tonight in a Concacaf Champions Cup match.

Champions Cup: Miami must be ruthless against young Jamaican club

Inter Miami homegrown player Ian Fray, 22, is challenging starter Marcelo Weigandt for minutes at right back early this season.

INTERludes: MLS rescinds Ian Fray red card, fines Alba; fans favor Allende goal

Inter Miami CF goalkeeper Drake Callender injured an adductor muscle while training with the U.S. Men’s National Team in January and hasn’t played for the Herons in 2025.

Could Inter Miami be about to part ways with one of its most impactful players?

First-year Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano decided not to play Lionel Messi in Sunday’s match in Houston. One of the new coach’s challenges is keeping his veteran core rested for a congested competition schedule.

No show: Inter Miami will face the Dynamo tonight without iconic captain Lionel Messi

Inter Miami forwards Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, who played for years together at Barcelona before reuniting in South Florida, are among the best attacking duos in soccer history.

The Daily Heron: Messi and Suarez mark 100 combined goals, fined for tempers against NYCFC

Uruguayan center back Maximilian Falcon, 27, made his Inter Miami debut in the Herons’ 3-1 Champions Cup win Saturday against Sporting Kansas City.

Introducing: Maxi Falcón! ‘The Wig’ is here to cover Inter Miami’s thin back line

A winter storm battered the Kansas City area Tuesday with temperatures falling below 0 degrees Fahrenheit.

Arctic conditions still threaten Inter Miami’s Champions Cup match at Sporting KC