Lionel Messi fever takes hold in U.S. as he makes his MLS debut

Argentinian soccer superstar Lionel Messi, considered one of the greatest to play the game, made his Major League Soccer debut Friday for Inter Miami, and he did not disappoint, scoring the game-winner in extra time. Manuel Bojorquez takes a look at what Messi's arrival could mean for soccer in the U.S.
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[@eXtrem1s]

He is not arguably the best player. He IS the greatest player on the planet

[@aleandrada4857]

Messi, Messi, Messi...

[@thoughtsndshare4355]

Don’t you dare compare Messi to Lebron.. Lebron doesn’t even compare to what Messi is to the world

[@onana34]

THAT'S WHY HE'S THE GOAT, THE GOAT

[@davidellis5141]

Great Free Kick last night ! GOL !!

[@lilbuggers3]

If you don't know goal, goal, goal, goal, goal, goal, goal, goal, goal, goal goal. Magical Messi.

[@WorldCupNorthAmerica]

America...GOAT in soccer 5'7" Dont need to be big, tall and strong to play this game Brain (soccer IQ) over brawn Cant wait for 2026 ⚽⚽⚽

[@ARTDEVGRU247]

He's not playing in the 2026 World cup

[@darwinjacobs1958]

​@anthonytakouam4130 he may still play. He did say that he will play if he is physically up to it, but he doesn't think he will because of his age. Everything depends on how the Copa America 2024 held in US turns out for Messi and Argentina. If Messi has a great tournament with Argentina going deep and possibly win it again, he might start considering playing in the World Cup, in 2026, again in the US

[@ARTDEVGRU247]

@@darwinjacobs1958 he's also said that he's done before. I doubt he'll play.

[@Olya0247]

Bro, it's called football

[@rodre0250]

Goat athlete.

[@angeli7539]

greatest of all time, lionel messi

[@joe4268]

No American athlete touches messi. On any level ever.

[@ARTDEVGRU247]

Facts

[@joe4268]

@@ARTDEVGRU247 😎

[@SojuNinja]

I dunno. Messi doesn't have his own brand of shoes... yet.

[@warriormonk3062]

@@SojuNinjacan you imagine if he did 😳

[@joe4268]

@@SojuNinja That literally means nothing. He's a comfortable billionaire. He doesn't need shoes lol

[@Bejaydelrio]

The 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@Kumagood]

Messi❤

[@adilshaikh5500]

Don't make it about money... He has turned down 1.2B dollars deal..... The Greatest

[@khusimangurung7476]

Goat

[@hs180272]

Messi!!!!...💪💪💪👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹💝💝💝💝💝💝

[@khusimangurung-zu8ul]

🐐

[@texmexlink]

I like how they always say “only 5’7” “ as if that was super short. Yeah he’s on the shorter side but it’s not like he’s a midget 💀

[@riley_nunez]

He actually is... growth hormone therapy made him at best 5'7"

[@SamsungAndIphoneuser]

​@@riley_nunez No he isn't.. if he was below 5'4 I would agree then .

[@williammejia5951]

Imma be honest i said messis debut wont be like Zlatan, never been happier to have been wrong

[@Greenwood..]

There will no other messi after him

[@montanitaplease5715]

Messi 🇦🇷 dale Estados Unidos 🇺🇸

[@Bob-sd8ns]

🎉❤😊

[@papasmamas1]

Well, if you didnt know who Messi was, you cant say that now.

[@blueheartphd]

I agree it has something with Money. But he can get more money if in Saudi.

[@Jamalama555]

50-60 million ? Compared to what he makes in Europe and was offered by Saudi Arabia , yes this is a form of charity for the MLS. Could we at least have pundits who watch football or know who is ? It's cringy watching.

[@casta]

ITS FOOTBALL AROUND THE WORLD. We call america game hand egg

[@petmalufunnyanimalschannel2266]

Here in the philippines we called the game soccer long years ago.!

[@neverdowifeydutiesatgirlfriend]

LeBron packing up and going to China can't and won't ever even be the same as messi...not even close

[@avineshblah5739]

Talking like 5'7 is a midget, this is not the NBA

[@Adhran_Zain]

The MLS won't get bigger unless you guys switch to calling it football instead of soccer 😉

[@texmexlink]

No it’ll keep getting bigger. And it’s gonna stay being called soccer. There is already American Football 🏈. Too late to change it 💀

[@texmexlink]

@kanewright well I think you misunderstood. I think we should’ve definitely been calling it football. It’s a game you play with your feet, and every other country in the world calls it that. I’m just saying that it’s not a that big of a deal, and that it’s too late to change it at this point. We already have American football 🏈, so it would be really awkward to change it now 💀

[@Olya0247]

Exactly. They don't understand this sport. It's called football*

[@texmexlink]

@@Olya0247 USA USA USA 🇺🇸 SOCCER SOCCER SOCCER HAHAHAHAA

[@Olya0247]

@@texmexlink Americans 🙄

[@setusonhembrom9199]

now everyone will start calling it football....

[@metrofilmer8894]

We’ve already had a football for 150 years. But we’re definitely embracing this version

[@erniefernandez598]

F that guy, what's new

[@mfz9208]

Ernie LTA 😂

[@octaviosantibanez2526]

MESSI IS GOING TO CHANGE THE NAME OF SOCCER FOR FOOTBALL

[@pietrojenkins6901]

Doctors and emergency personnel should be the ones overpaid , not these sports megastars. Its Messy how unfair the game of life is.

[@maxmaxie1328]

Why dont you pay from your pocket to those doctors.

[@mmor7380]

Life is not fair, messi is being pay because of people, so you have to tell all the people to pay Doctors

[@hovsep1974]

You are joking right? Messi is making billions of people happy don’t you think that’s important in this sad world.

[@ancientadrian514]

Supply and demand. While I agree doctors and emergency personals should get paid more but it’s all about how much money you bring in. Messi brings in lots of money and is paid according.

[@b.e.nbairesenglishnatives7020]

I understand the sentiment, man, and you're right. Educators should be on that list as well. But, well, seeing Messi play makes me happier than going to see a doctor...

[@theylied1776]

Soccer is a fourth tier sport in the United States. It doesn't make a difference what European football stars they bring over, it will never move beyond a fourth tier sport. MLS has been around for over 30 years now, and it still hasn't caught fire.

[@mmor7380]

He is not an European star,lebron is USA star, messi is world star

[@theylied1776]

@@mmor7380 Messi is a Star in Most of the world. But NOT in the United States. Messi can pick any street in any Major city in the United States, and almost no one would recognize him. Why do you think he turned down a three-year $1.6 Billion offer to play in Saudi Arabia? Then he was only offered a $50 million-per-year offer to play in Miami, and he jumped at it. He wants to be a star in the United States. It's not going to happen, but I don't blame him for trying.

[@casta]

ITS FOOTBALL AROUND THE WORLD. We call america game hand egg

[@theylied1776]

@@casta (Rugby) is called Hand Egg. Not American Football. Get your facts straight next time.

[@b.e.nbairesenglishnatives7020]

Boy, what an idiotic comment, especially while you're watching the spark that's going to spread the fire...

[@ericnana4976]

Come on, man 😅 do not compare Leo Messi, the genius 🐐 gaot to the whining LeBron James. Don't ever do that again 😒

[@joeschmuckatelli3198]

90 mins for a tie...or 2-1 win... lady's golf is more exciting

[@Bradford10KalEl]

You must play lady’s golf

[@irwinvasquez9858]

Hater. Let that hate go it's not good for the ageing process.

[@mmor7380]

That's the difference is not about just the scoring but about the build up and scoring. Scoring all the time is not special, since happen all the time ,so it became boring, while little goals became special.

[@kedarragbar8443]

Well u watch ladies golf and be happy

[@kratosrage]

US woman no one cares

[@kent266]

Who is Lionel Messi?

[@musabbirhassan6157]

your abbu

[@mygiboxatgmail]

Lebron? really.... Messi is the best player in the world !!! I barely know Lebron and I live in the States ask about Messi in any country in the world to anyone even non soccer watchers and I'm pretty sure they heard about this man.