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Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux said:

Lionel Messi announces MLS move, turning down Barcelona: 'I made the decision that I'm going to go to Miami'

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Lionel Messi announces MLS move, turning down Barcelona: 'I made the decision that I'm going to go to Miami'

In a joint interview Mundo Deportivo and Sport the 35-year-old legend announced the decision
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The Athletic reported on Tuesday that MLS had come up with a creative pitch to sign him which included Apple offering a share of revenue generated by new subscribers to MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+, along with help from Adidas offering a profit-sharing agreement. MLS and Adidas have worked together since the league's inception in 1996, and the German brand had worked with Messi since 2006, signing a lifetime footwear deal in 2017, per The Athletic.

After the announcement, MLS formally confirmed that the deal is not quite done.

Messi, fresh off winning the World Cup with Argentina in December to likely cement his legacy as the greatest ever, now gets his wish of playing in the United States with the possibility of former Barcelona teammates joining him in South Florida.

Landing Messi would be an all-time coup for the league, likely even more impactful than the one of Inter Miami club president David Beckham, who left Real Madrid to join the Los Angeles Galaxy back in 2007.

While the level of competition is far from that of Europe, Messi gets an opportunity in a growing league with an expected clause in his contract concerning potential future club ownership, similar to that of Beckham 15 years ago.

However, there was a unique clause in Beckham's contract that MLS would come to bemoan: an option for Beckham to buy an expansion club (not located in New York) for $25 million, regardless of club value. Beckham would exercise that option to buy Inter Miami CF when it was announced in 2018.
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Messi reportedly purchased a home in the Miami area in 2021 and it's a frequent vacation spot for his family. This also sets him up well to be stateside ahead of both the 2024 Copa America and 2026 World Cups, potentially playing with the Argentina national team in this competitions.
 
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