Lionel Messi’s move to Miami brings joy, disbelief, and potential pitfalls

16.06.2023 - 03:07 theguardian.com

The Miami Heat were the runners-up in this month’s NBA finals, while the Florida Panthers reached the NHL’s Stanley Cup final down the road in Sunrise.

And then there’s the small matter of Lionel Messi joining Inter Miami CF of MLS. The 2022 World Cup winner will join his new teammates within weeks and locally there’s disbelief to accompany incredible excitement.

It probably won’t feel real until Messi is pictured with the club’s co-owner, David Beckham, holding aloft a pink and black team scarf.

The announcements thus far have been strangely understated. Messi says he has “decided to continue the path in Miami” and the club confirmed his pending arrival via a cryptic Instagram post that went out to around a million followers.

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Argentina legend Lionel Messi has brought an end to his European adventure and is all set to play in the United States of America for Inter Miami. Messi reportedly had a lucrative offer on the table from Saudi Arabia but he decided to switch to the Major League Soccer instead. While the offer from the Middle East was extravegant, the money that Messi will be earning from his switch to MLS isn't bad by any means. However, Messi had himself confirmed that his move has nothing to do with money.

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