Lionel Messi and his star power ready to rock the soccer club scene in America
The aura of his star power lit up the makeshift stage at DRV PNK stadium brighter than fireworks as rapturous fans braved a torrential downpour to behold Messi, the greatest player of his era, show of
Inter Miami defender Noah Allen celebrates with teammates after his corner kick goal during a Major League Soccer (MLS) game against D.C. United on July 8, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Shaking up the club scene in America, MLS hopes to cash in on their plans for a global push after Messi arrives in the face of Saudi Arabia"s big spends on late-career international players.
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A file photo of Barcelona"s Lionel Messi celebrating his second goal with teammate Sergio Busquets against FC Copenhagen during a Champions League soccer match at Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona October 20, 2010. Reuniting with Messi at Inter Miami is the Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets, who has left Barcelona and has signed a contract with Inter Miami for the 2025 season.
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A New York Times advertisement announces the arrival in the summer of 2007 of English soccer star David Beckham to the US Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy, January 12 2007, Times Square, New York, US. Though MLS clubs have roped in young South American talent in recent years, they have always brought in late-stage greats, like David Beckham, who came to Los Angeles Galaxy in 20
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Antonela Roccuzzo (L), with children Thiago, Mateo and Ciro, attends her husband Messi"s unveiling as the newest player for Inter Miami CF in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on July 16, 2023. Messi said he is "very happy to have chosen to come to this city with my family, to have chosen this project….great things are going to happen…I feel the same desire I"ve always had to compete, to really w
