Lionel Messi, arguably the best soccer player to ever grace this planet (or definitively the best, if you ask the contingent of soccer fans here at Gear Patrol), has foregone an other-worldly payday in Saudi Arabia and taken his talents to South Beach — and didn’t even need a TV special to do it. (Sorry, I’m not sorry, LeBron.) That’s because he’s Messi. He’s the GOAT, the greatest to ever live. Where he goes, the eyes of the world follow.
Now, though, rather than adorning the iconic Barcelona strip, the world’s eyes see him wearing the black and pink of Inter Miami. Finally, after what was originally scheduled as an October release, you can rep the GOAT by picking up the Inter Miami Messi No. 10 shirt, in either home pink or away black, at Adidas.com.
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The coup for the David Beckham-owned team has led to success on the field, but is also a boon off the field; MLS is now being broadcast around the world, allowing fans to see La Pulga make defenders look talentless in an MLS shirt as opposed to one of Barcelona or his most recent club, France’s Paris Saint-Germain. Stateside, the MLS has gained incredible traction — almost 290,000 people have signed up for the MLS Season Pass via Apple TV+ since Messi joined the league in July, including the staggering 110,000 who signed up to watch his first match. (Subscribe now and you can catch Inter Miami this Saturday at 7:30 EST, along with the rest of the team’s remaining matches).
The oft-mocked American league is not necessarily doing itself any favors when it comes to showing off its skill level — Messi and his former Barcelona-compatriots-turned-Inter-Miami-teammates Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba are running circles around the league at retirement age. But hey, we’ll take it. Messi is playing in America. What could be better?
AdidasMessi #10 Inter Miami CF 22/23 Home Jersey
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$120.00 (30% off)
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