{"id":6505,"date":"2023-07-18T05:29:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T17:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=6505"},"modified":"2023-07-18T05:29:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T17:29:09","slug":"lionel-messi-inter-miami-unveil-argentina-forward-to-sold-out-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=6505","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi: Inter Miami unveil Argentina forward to sold-out crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"

New signing Lionel Messi has been officially presented to cheering crowds at Inter Miami’s DRV PNK Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A sold-out crowd of about 20,000 waited through downpours and lightning to see the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner given a number 10 shirt.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a brief address in Spanish, Messi, 36, thanked supporters and said he had the “same desire” he always has.<\/span><\/p>\n

The World Cup-winning Argentina forward joins the Major League Soccer (MLS) club on a deal\u00a0<\/span>until the end of 2025.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

He will be reunited with defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets – with whom he played at Barcelona – who has also signed for Miami until 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

Busquets, too, was formally unveiled during Sunday night’s event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Messi entered the pitch via a huge catwalk and was introduced as “America’s number 10, the world’s best number 10”.<\/span><\/p>\n

SOURCE BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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