A sell-out crowd of around 20,000 waited through a delay of heavy rain and heat to welcome Lionel Messi to Inter Miami on Sunday. The event, called La PresentaSion, at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, also marked the Miami signing of former FC Barcelona player Sergio Busquets. The 35-year-old Spaniard has signed a contract that runs until 2025. Busquets and Messi have been Barcelona teammates for 15 seasons. The program began two hours later than those who would enjoy these enjoying the melodies of Messaging. The Club, David Beckham, open the festival, saying that the Messies will be real ". "Leo, we are very proud that you have chosen our club for the next stage of your career," said the former Manchester United player who moved to the Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS in 2007 was the club's biggest move. After it was done, Messi addressed the crowd shortly before the team played a tribute video on the scoreboard.
The likes of Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, DJ Khaled, Gloria, and Emilio Estefan have welcomed Messi in the United States. Inter Miami announced on Saturday that the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner has signed a contract that will keep him at the club until 2025. As for Busquets, he was a member of Spain's World Cup squad in 2010 and won 143 international caps. He retired from international football following the 2022 World Cup. Inter Miami has strong Mils campaigns and has the worst record (5-14-3, chapter 18 and 29 Collections. The Herons has no victory in the last 11 match (0-8), and the last decision of their victory at 2-1 in England and May 13.
“Welcome to our family Leo,” Beckham added in Spanish, to roars from the crowd. “Thank you very much to all the people for supporting me and giving me this love,” Messi said in Spanish. “I am very happy to be here in Miami. “I really want to start training, to compete, I have the same desire that I always had to compete, to want to win, to help the club continue to grow. “I am very happy to have chosen to come to play in this city with my family, to choose this project and I have no doubt that we are going to enjoy it a lot, we are going to have a good time and very good things are going to happen.”
His contract with Barcelona was not renewed this season, which opened up an opportunity to join Messi with the Herons. “I am excited to welcome Sergio Busquets to Inter Miami,” managing owner Jorge Mas said in a news release. “Since day one we have set out to bring the world’s best players. Sergio’s repertoire speaks for itself.” Busquets said in a press release, “This is a special and exciting opportunity that I’m very excited to take. I’m looking forward to this next step in my career with Inter Miami. “I was impressed by the club when I came with Barcelona last year and now I’m happy and ready to represent the club myself. I can’t wait to help bring the success that this ambitious club strives for.” Busquets also has a solid relationship with recently hired Inter Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino, the former headman at Barcelona for the 2013-14 season who also had a solid bond with Messi.
