“Went through a process throughout his decision-making period over the last number of months, if not the last year, to determine where he was going to play. “Here we are today with a player that I think, without doubt, is not only a generational player but in my opinion the greatest of all time,” Garber said. It happened, with Messi now tasked to lift a team that currently has the fewest points in the MLS standings and is mired in an 11-game winless streak.
Yes, even the man running the league had a bit of doubt. When Inter Miami began floating the notion that it would be the team to land Messi and bring the World Cup champion to Major League Soccer, there were no shortage of people who were, to put it mildly, skeptical about how realistic a plan that was. And we dreamed of not only bringing elite players and the best players but the best player to ever don boots - and his name is Lionel Andrés Messi.” this is what we have created and we’re very proud of that.”Īdded primary owner Jorge Mas: “When David and I first met and we dreamt of what Inter Miami represents, it started off with the freedom to dream. "The fact that we have our fans in here, celebrating this moment. “Tonight is a typical Miami welcome for one of the greatest players to ever have played the game," Beckham said during the telecast of the show.
It was going to take more than a downpour to ruin this party, one where fans roared and music boomed. “I want to thank you, all of you, on behalf of my family, for the kindness that you have given me.”īeckham, the team’s co-owner and president, had huge dark blotches on his blue blazer because of the rain. “I’m very much moved to be here in Miami, to be with you,” Messi said. Almost every seat was filled despite horrible weather conditions that delayed the show, and nobody seemed to mind soaking rain that pounded down throughout the evening.
Miami's stadium is sold out in the pouring rain and fans are buying $200 jerseys outside.Ī historical moment for MLS.
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