One of the biggest stories from last week in the sporting world was Inter Miami unveiling Lionel Messi as their latest signing. From fans to celebrities to media houses, everyone was buzzing with excitement. Post the successful presentation ceremony, David Beckham came out to the press and made a truly ambitious claim.

The former Machester United claimed that nearly half the world tuned in to watch Messi’s presentation. As expected, ever since the statement has come out, fans have taken to social media to express confusion over this statement.

“There is absolutely zero chance” – Fans struggle to believe David Beckham’s claim

There is no denying that Lionel Messi is the biggest athlete in the world. But believing a claim of 3.5 billion viewers tuning in for Leo’s presentation is hard to digest. Firstly, 3.5 billion viewers mean that more than half the world watched the presentation which is not possible due to three reasons –

• These many people aren’t interested in football.
• The Coverage and Time zone difference makes it harder to record such viewership.
• The FIFA World Cup, which is considered the pinnacle of Football and one of the most watched events attracted an audience of 1.12 billion viewers.

Due to these reasons, fans around the world took to Twitter to express their bafflement over this.

Hence accepting that Messi’s presentation attracted more views than the World Cup is hard to digest.

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Keeping the numbers aside, the presentation was a landmark event filled with emotion and optimism

16 years ago, David Beckham sent shockwaves across the world by joining LA Galaxy from Real Madrid. The former Manchester United player was a visionary and paved the way for more superstars to join the MLS. Seeing Messi in top form playing in the MLS is a proud moment for the league. Acknowledging this fact, BEcks couldn’t hold back his emotions after Messi’s presentation.

“Ten years ago, I started my journey to build a new MLS team. I said then, I dreamt of bringing the best players in the world to South Florida and to the great city of Miami. Players who shared our ambition to grow soccer in this country. . .We are so happy that you are all here to celebrate this incredible moment,” said the ex-PSG man to ESPN.

He ended on an emotional note, stating that it is a dream come true for him. “So please forgive me for feeling a little bit emotional tonight. It truly is a dream come true to welcome Lionel Messi to Inter Miami. . .Bienvenido a La Familia.”

The future definitely looks bright for MLS. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below!

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