

He will also receive a cut of the revenue from Apple TV's MLS Season Pass, which broadcasts the league's games, and be able to maximize his existing sponsorship deal with Adidas. Messi had wanted to go to a club where he could eventually have an ownership stake, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters this week, and his contract is expected to pave the way for him to do so after he retires. "Millions of MLS fans all over the world welcome you, Leo."

"The (goat) is coming," MLS tweeted, with a goat animal emoji standing in for the phrase "greatest of all time". The move is also a big win for MLS, which welcomed Messi while adding that work remained to finalise the details of the formal agreement. But with more peace of mind." OWNERSHIP STAKE "Obviously with the same responsibility and desire to want to win and to always do things well. league to experience football in a different way and enjoy the day-to-day," Messi said. "After winning the World Cup and not being able to go to Barca, it was time to go to the U.S. Messi, who led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar in December and has earned a record seven Ballon d'Or awards, won the Ligue 1 title in his two seasons with PSG as well as the French Super Cup in 2022. If Barcelona didn't work out, I wanted to leave Europe, get out of the spotlight and think more about my family." I'm still missing a few things, but we decided to go ahead. "I made the decision that I'm going to go to Miami," Messi said in an interview with Mundo Deportivo and Sport newspapers.

Messi, who played his final game for PSG over the weekend, was also linked with a return to Barcelona, but the Spanish club have had their hands tied due to LaLiga's financial fair play rules. LOS ANGELES, June 7 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi on Wednesday announced that he intends to join Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as a free agent after parting ways with French champions Paris St Germain and snubbing a lucrative contract offer in Saudi Arabia.
