FLORIDA – 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. Miami’s 20,000 capacity stadium was close to full despite a huge...
Miami’s majority owner Jorge Mas then whipped the crowd up with his own bilingual speech.
“Thank you very much to all the people for supporting me and giving me this love. I am very happy to be here in Miami,” he said. Inter Miami, the bottom club in MLS, confirmed on Saturday that the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner hadThe former Barcelona great opted to join Miami after his contract with French club Paris Saint-Germain expired in July.
“Lionel Messi was on his radar from the very beginning. I have to say, when he would say that many years ago, I didn’t think that he would be able to deliver it,” Garber told reporters. 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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