A press conference is scheduled for Monday, his first official training session is on Tuesday and if all goes according to plan, he will take part in the Carling Cup clash with Cruz Azul on Friday.
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Fort Lauderdale: The stage has been set. Lionel Messi is about to meet his new fans at Inter Miami.
An event called “The Unveil” (or “La Presenta Síon,” as the club calls it) will take place Sunday night at the Fort Lauderdale team’s stadium. A day earlier, Messi, MLS and Inter Miami finalized his signing for the 2025 season. It’s the start of a busy week for Messi and his new club.
A press conference is scheduled for Monday, his first official training session is scheduled for Tuesday and, if all goes according to plan, he will take part in a Carabao Cup clash with Cruz Azul on Friday.
The Argentine World Cup winner, seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and world’s best player joins a club with the fewest points in Major League Soccer and an 11-game losing streak.
Inter Miami started with two victories and since then has a record of 3 wins, 14 draws and 3 losses. The club previously announced that Messi’s contract will run for 2.5 seasons and pay him between $50 million and $60 million per year — a total value of between $125 million and $150 million in cash alone.
“It’s been great,” Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said last month when Messi announced he was coming to Major League Soccer and joining the Miami International team. “Another superstar. There’s a lot of big names here in Miami. It’s good for the culture here.” Previously, South Florida had had some big welcome events for stars. Shaquille O’Neal parks an 18-wheeler in front of the arena for a 2004 Miami Heat game and salutes the crowd with a jet of water from a Super Soaker.
In 2010, LeBron James and Chris Bosh were greeted by the Heat — Dwyane Wade stayed put for that big summer — at a party, and within two hours Some 14,000 tickets were claimed, and James famously said he was coming for “not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven” championships.
While that became the motivator for pundits, the rest of James’ quote from that moment is often forgotten: “I care about business and we believe that if we take care of business and do things the right way, we can win multiple titles, “He said.
That Heat team won two championships. Inter Miami will need Messi to turn things around in order to reach the playoffs this season. If anyone can do it, it’s Messi. “He’s the best football player ever,” Heat guard Josh Richardson said.
