Messi's move to Inter Miami is not only a big-money story, but also part of a historical process that is underway. While his legendary rival Cristiano Ronaldo is taking huge money to try to polish the image of the dark country in which he plays, Messi has come to connect cultures.
The future grand plan is the unification of the Americas. Imagine a Champions League from Rio to Toronto, with teams in Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Medellín, Mexico City, New York, Miami and Chicago.