Messi joins Inter Miami
The best player of his generation moves to a league he was not expected to consider.
- When
- Known to
- ± 12 hours
- Era
- Contemporary, Holocene
- Where
- Miami, Florida, United States · 25.7617° N, 80.1918° W
Messi signed for Inter Miami on 15 July 2023, weeks after winning the World Cup, turning down a reported billion-dollar offer from Saudi Arabia. Attendance, subscriptions and the value of the league rose sharply, and the move was widely read as preparation for the 2026 World Cup in North America.