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Lionel Messi chooses Inter Miami, MLS over Barca and Saudi Arabia
After a years-long pursuit, Messi, the world's greatest player, is reportedly coming to MLS.
You can google multiple outlets reporting. Supposedly he will formally announce later today. Turned down nearly 1 BILLION from Saudi Arabia to play for just 2 years.
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It actually gets more viewers than Hockey now.
That a bizarre choice from Messi.
That's not a huge bar to pass though. Out of the 4 major leagues in US sports the NHL is easily the least viewed. More people watch baseball for crying out loud, freaking slow and boring baseball!
Say what? I can't hear you, speak up damn it.
Don't worry. No one cares about world champion Americans football or whatever sports.
Look at Karim benzema saudia league wage.Soccer must be the only sport where great players get payed even more when they are at end of their career by joining these ultra shitty teams full of money
He is already done with world cup
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In all fairness to Messi, he could've earned way more if he went to Saudi Arabia like Benzema and Ronaldo. Benzema is now earning €200m per season on a 2-year deal. Messi would've been on double that.Say what? I can't hear you, speak up damn it.
Still pretty good for a league that is less than 30 years old. When basketball for example was 30 years old in the 70's it was distant behind NFL and MLB. Now its in striking distance of MLB, and can even out perform it during playoff series(although world series still holds firm against NBA finals). I see no reason why MLS cant do the same compared to MLB(which I view as a dying sport).That's not a huge bar to pass though. Out of the 4 major leagues in US sports the NHL is easily the least viewed. More people watch baseball for crying out loud, freaking slow and boring baseball!
Say what? I can't hear you, speak up damn it.
Not a fair comparison. NBA basketball has always been energetic and fast-moving, especially in the 80s with the emergence of the Showtime Lakers. Baseball has gotten too bloated and boring for many viewers with most fans usually going with their grandparents out of obligation. MLS can't do the same because soccer is still seen as an outside sport (despite the fact that most American sports are from outside America) and people hate it when the ball goes back and forth instead of constantly going forward like in the NFL and NBA. Besides, it's not the top level of soccer in the world anyway and championships don't mean anything as a result.
I thought he was still a top 5 player in the world. Is that no longer the case? I literally don't watch Soccer at all.
This is a move to get more people to watch. Clearly the money is there.
You can see hipsters in football country where I live(atlanta) running around with atlanta united shirts and jerseys. I dont think its as far away our outside as you think.
I’d say he’s still top 10. Maybe top 5 as of now. He has been a little mediocre since leaving Barcelona besides having an excellent World Cup. He’s not really that attacking foward he used to be. Mbappe takes that spotlight on PSG while Messi takes a more play maker role there. He barely does any running but has a great mind of the game and puts up great passes and gets himself a decent amount of goals.
I like Benzema. He has more of a personality than Messi. No where near the same talent though. He’s been a pretty consistent striker for the biggest clubs in the world. A lot of people like him.
Pele then Messi.
Well, Ibra went back to Europe after his time in the US. Maybe Messi will do the same. My guess is 1-2 years in the US and then send-off in Barca for a season or two. It would just be wrong him announcing his retirement anywhere else but Barca.
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