Since Leo Messi arrived at Inter Miami from the MLS league, his influence is evident to everyone, ticket prices are on the rise, his team travels all over the world for exhibition games and the Argentine star is even expected to appear in the most prestigious advertisement in the upcoming Super Bowl.
But according to Brad Friedel, the former goalkeeper of the United States national team, Messi only accelerated the processes that in any case started before him: "The league grew, it didn't matter if Messi arrived or not. The important thing was to close contracts with the television companies and the big sponsors in order to achieve long-term survival. That's why the Premier League is so great."
Leo Messi signs a shirt for a fan in the middle of the road X network
Friedel later complimented the world champion: "Despite what I said, once he signed suddenly you would see his jerseys everywhere, tickets to Miami games sold for a lot of money, and the truth is, because their stadium is outside the city, people in Miami didn't know they had a football team until he underwriter".
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