FORT LAUDERDALE: It rained on his parade, but Lionel Messi greeted his new Inter Miami fans and was hailed by the club's owner as 'America's number 10' at a damp but celebratory unveiling event on Sunday (Jul 16). Miami's 20,000 capacity stadium was close to full despite a huge thunder storm just before th
FORT LAUDERDALE: It rained on his parade, but Lionel Messi greeted his new Inter Miami fans and was hailed by the club's owner as"America's number 10" at a damp but celebratory unveiling event on Sunday .
The event started around two hours later than originally scheduled with delirious fans chanting Messi's name as the lights dimmed on the venue. Messi, who arrived in Miami on Tuesday with his family and caused a viral sensation after being photographed shopping with them in a local supermarket, thanked the supporters.
"I am very happy to have chosen to come to play in this city with my family, to choose this project and I have no doubt that we are going to enjoy it a lot, we are going to have a good time and very good things are going to happen," he said. Messi could make his debut for the club on Friday against Mexico team Cruz Azul in the new Leagues Cup, which features teams from both MLS and Mexico's Liga MX.
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