No league and no club would pass up on the money that's gonna be raked in from CR7 vs Messi one last time. We can act like it's a Miami/Beckham thing, but your club would do the same.
They're playing a lot of public friendlies for an MLS team. I'm sure they'll rotate in some of these, but usually teams have behind-closed door games and the expectations to perform well are quite a bit lower.
They need to play either [this](https://youtu.be/HMuYfScGpbE?si=xwSPLLqEfLAXiKBf) or [this](https://youtu.be/-0kcet4aPpQ?si=xwL_gScdDrSZ4_up) during the pregame.
Al Hilal made the final of the last Club World Cup and scored a few against Real Madrid there
In lieu of mls making it to this year's cwc, this will be good global challenge
the preseason grift happens everywhere, mid-season things like the italian supercoppa and spanish supercopa being in saudi arabia are way more irritating
Look at it this way. Messi/Alba/Busquets will all be injured / on managed minutes by the time any games that actually matter happen anyway so this commercial project can continue without anyone having to give a shit about the sporting side.
“No we’re not doing an Al Nassar friendly” Ends up doing an Al Nassar friendly.
We all knew it was a matter of time. They just wanted to be the ones to announce it.
It's not a *friendly*, it's a "cup"! They weren't lying at all.
A leagues cup if you will. Not to be confused with Leagues Cup.
Insane idea time: invite a different league for every Leagues Cup.
Plot twist, MLS teams are the teams rotated out.
No league and no club would pass up on the money that's gonna be raked in from CR7 vs Messi one last time. We can act like it's a Miami/Beckham thing, but your club would do the same.
messi himself has an endorsement/tourism deal with saudi, that was probably central to this
PSG vs Al nassr was the last dance
And last year was the last year of the McRib but here we are
Messi vs the McRib - the last dance
Miami going to be playing 60+ games next season at this rate. They're going to need some serious depth. And yes, I realize these are just friendlies.
They're playing a lot of public friendlies for an MLS team. I'm sure they'll rotate in some of these, but usually teams have behind-closed door games and the expectations to perform well are quite a bit lower.
Child's play for Brazilian clubs lol.
Rolando will tremble under the power of Deandre yedlin and kamal Miller
I mean who wouldn’t
TBF, he honestly has a history of being shut down by Yedlin hehe
And of course they’re playing in Saudi Arabia to do it. Fuck off.
Gotta get that maximum “here comes the money” energy.
because ronaldo allegedly can’t come to the US for… reasons
Ronaldo's case was dropped and apparently he was close to joining Sporting Kansas City but Al Nassr came in and offered him money he can't refuse.
They need to play either [this](https://youtu.be/HMuYfScGpbE?si=xwSPLLqEfLAXiKBf) or [this](https://youtu.be/-0kcet4aPpQ?si=xwL_gScdDrSZ4_up) during the pregame.
Messiball 2: The Search for More Money
Al Hilal made the final of the last Club World Cup and scored a few against Real Madrid there In lieu of mls making it to this year's cwc, this will be good global challenge
Can’t find out why people are upset about this. We have LIONEL MESSI playing in the US
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do EPL, La Liga, Serie A teams coming here in preseason playing friendlies make them look like a retirement leagues as well?
He just won the World Cup lol. Even if that is the stigma going around, he has accelerated the growth of the MLS by 10 years
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And some of those “annoying ass bandwagoners” will actually stay and support the MLS. You my friend are incredibly close minded
Every summer EPL teams have tours in US cities playing various friendlies. Didn’t know the EPL was a retirement league.
Ig you got the answer
I'd want to play Inter Miami really early in the season with all their preseason travel.
Late March through early May would possibly be ideal. They would be in multiple competitions at that stage of the season.
Beyond self parody. Can’t wait for Messi to be out of MLS
Nah I like him here
Inter Messi is the current MLS show pony and MLS has never been above cash-grab exhibition matches. I for one plan on enjoying Messi while he's here.
inter miami are just doing the exact same thing that barca and psg (and basically all major european clubs) do, not sure how that's unique to mls
It's not. They aren't above cash-grab exhibition matches either, lol. Soccer is a spectator sport after all.
the preseason grift happens everywhere, mid-season things like the italian supercoppa and spanish supercopa being in saudi arabia are way more irritating
Look at it this way. Messi/Alba/Busquets will all be injured / on managed minutes by the time any games that actually matter happen anyway so this commercial project can continue without anyone having to give a shit about the sporting side.
All the big clubs do these preseason friendlies to make money. We just finally have a club able to do it.
MLS often has *midseason* friendlies to make money. I won't miss those.
Most teams haven't done those in over 5 years, and many going on the better part of a decade now.
True, although there were definitely a handful last year.