Welcome Leo Messi to Concacaf! After various rumors this week about his future, La Pulga confirmed his signing to the team Inter Miami of Major League Soccer (MLS) from United States.
In this way, the speculations (and dreams) of the fans of seeing Messi again in the club where he was formed, the Barcelona.
In an interview with the Spanish media Sports world and Sport From the city of Paris, Messi spoke of his next stop after leaving the ranks of Paris Saint-Germain (a team owned by Qataris).
He pointed out that it was a personal decision and that it has nothing to do with the careers of his former Barcelona teammates, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.
“That is one of the other things that was said, that I was going with Busi and Jordi to Arabia, that we already had everything arranged. No, each one looks for his future. Obviously, I was aware of them and what they were going to do, but we never agreed to go anywhere together. I made my decision for myself and I don’t know what they are going to do. Mine was a bit thinking about everything we talked about in this interview and I have nothing armed with anyone.
There are no more tickets for his debut match
Although details of the beginning of his career in the MLS have not yet been given, It is believed that Messi’s possible debut with Inter Miami will be against Cruz Azulfor the Leagues Cup, a tournament between the US league and Liga MX.
Be that as it may, the furor caused the tickets for the meeting on July 21 at 8:00 p.m. to be sold out in a matter of minutes. Even resale on Seat Geek, according to Halftime, it’s running as high as 230 to over a thousand dollars a ticket.
The same outlet reports that in Miami there is already talk that the match could move from the DRV PNK Stadium, with a capacity of 16,000 spectators, to the Hard Rock Stadium, with a capacity of 60,000 people.
Who wins with Messi in the MLS? Adidas and AppleTV
The question is what led Leo Messi to formally opt for the American league, when the Qataris signed Karim Benzema this week after 13 years of service at Real Madrid for almost 200 million dollars a year.
There is talk of great alternative benefits to a multi-million dollar contract, about which the MLS has not given details, such as some kind of commercial benefit from Apple TV and Adidas, who always had very good results in their campaigns when La Pulga wore the Argentina jersey. . Today, the sports brand is the official supplier of all MLS clothing.
Some media are even reporting that the Rosario was even offered to be a member of the team at the end of his contract. It should be remembered that the majority owner of Inter Miami is the former English star David Beckham.
Be that as it may, Apple TV has the exclusive rights to broadcast from the 2023 season to ALL the matches of the American league, which with the arrival of Messi have risen to another level of spectacle. As if that were not enough, all Adidas shirts in the league carry advertising for the Cupertino company’s streaming service.
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