Lionel Messi has finalized his deal to join Major League Soccer, and after years of planning and pursuing, Inter Miami has landed a global icon.
Messi's contract became official Saturday, a little more than five weeks after he declared that he would be coming to Inter Miami. The team will introduce him Sunday night at its stadium in Fort Lauderdale, and the first home match of the Messi era could be as early as Friday in a Leagues Cup match against Cruz Azul.
It is, in many ways, an unusual marriage. Messi -- still perhaps the biggest star in the game -- is signing with a team that entered Saturday in last place in the MLS's Eastern Conference standings. It's a club in just its fourth season that has never won a championship and plays in a temporary home that will seat only about 22,000 people when some rushed renovations like adding extra bleacher seats get completed.
It was widely known that Messi would be leaving PSG. The mystery was where he was going. Some thought Messi eventually would choose to play for Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, following long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo to a kingdom where some clubs now are funded by its sovereign wealth fund. Going back to Barcelona, a storied franchise where he spent most of his career, was another possibility.
"After winning the World Cup and not being able to return to Barcelona, it was my turn to go to the league of the United States to live football in another way," Messi said in June when announcing his decision.
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