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Business News/ Sports / Football News/  Lionel Messi to join MLS club Inter Miami: Report
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Lionel Messi to join MLS club Inter Miami: Report

Lionel Messi moving to Inter Miami would be a major boost for American soccer, which has attracted superstars like Pele, Beckham and Thierry Henry over the years, but signing Messi might require something creative from both the league and the Miami team

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Lionel Messi (REUTERS)

Lionel Messi, Argentina's great, fresh off winning the World Cup in December, to join MLS club Inter Miami. According to a tweet by Guillem Balague it was revealed that Lionel Messi will be embarking on the next stage of his career in America.

Bringing Messi, 35, to the US would also have major repercussions for Miami and Major League Soccer, as the city gears up to be one of the World Cup’s host cities in 2026.

It would mark the first time Messi has played club soccer outside Europe in his storied professional career. The World Cup winner starred for Barcelona since he was a teenager, winning multiple league titles and the Champions League. He left to play for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021, and it was reported he was seeking a return to the Catalan team.

Meanwhile, Messi moving to Inter Miami, the MLS team co-owned by David Beckham which has occasionally been linked with the seven-time world player of the year and now has an Argentine interim coach in Javier Morales?

It would be a major boost for American soccer, which has attracted superstars like Pele, Beckham and Thierry Henry over the years, but signing Messi might require something creative from both the league and the Miami team.

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Published: 07 Jun 2023, 07:28 PM IST
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