After emerging from a curtain and moving a short distance along a runway built up above the field at Inter Miami’s stadium, Lionel Messi approached David Beckham and gave him a bear hug.
his journey’s conclusion. Inter Miami no longer had to wait.
Finally, Messi has come.
Inter Miami finally acquired perhaps the biggest name in the game on Sunday night after years of preparation, pleading, and hope. Millions of people will purchase his pink No. 10 jersey over the coming weeks and months after they presented it to their new franchise player.
Messi promised the audience, “I’m sure we’re going to have a lot of great times.”
It was the first one on Sunday. The event didn’t begin on schedule due to terrible weather, but practically every seat was filled, and no one appeared to notice that it rained heavily the entire night.
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Messi expressed his deep emotion by saying, “I’m very moved to be here with you in Miami.” “I want to thank you all for the kindness you have shown me on behalf of my family.”
Beckham, who serves as the team’s president and co-owner, had large rain-induced dark patches all over his blue jacket.
This celebration, where guests cheered and the music played loud, would require more than rain to be ruined.
During the broadcast of the event, Beckham observed, “Tonight is a typical Miami welcome for one of the best players to ever play the game.” “We’re very proud of what we’ve made,” he said. “The fact that our fans are here celebrating this moment is what we’ve made.”
Many people, to put it mildly, had their doubts about how feasible it was that Messi would join Inter Miami and bring the World Cup title to Major League Soccer when Inter Miami first started making those claims.
One of them is Don Garber, who oversees the MLS. Even the league’s president had some reservations.
Now, not anymore. Messi visiting Miami is not only absurdity. Due to what transpired, Messi is now required to assist a side that has lost 11 straight games and has the fewest points in the Major League Soccer standings.
The “The Unveil” ceremony took held in Fort Lauderdale on the team’s playing field. It happens the day after Messi, MLS, and Inter Miami agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with their sides until the 2025 campaign.
Messi, the best player in the world who has won the Ballon d’Or seven times and the World Cup with Argentina, will be joining a squad that has lost 11 straight games and has the fewest points in the MLS.
The team has already stated that Messi’s contract will pay him between $50 million and $60 million annually for 2 1/2 seasons. This indicates that the contract’s total cash value is in the range of $125 million and $150 million. Other items’ values are also unknowable.
