Whether it’s football, soccer, or basketball, Miami has got the spotlight for American sports. Inter Miami’s key attraction Lionel Messi has been out of action for one and a half, which got the soccer world restless. But this became an opportunity to turn the focus onto some football action. The team from the southern peninsula got off to a perfect start in the AFC courtesy of Raheem Mostert. The hero of the week for Miami then passed the baton to Messi after taking Florida by storm.
It’s been a mixed week for Miami. After losing 2-5 to Atlanta United on Saturday, the Miami Dolphins brought some respite by winning their second game in a row. However, the news lived a bit shortly after Lionel Messi’s latest bulldozer.
Lionel Messi is back with a bang
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Messi was in resting mode due to fatigue. His absence definitely left a void in Inter Miami’s camp. But the sorrow should seem to end soon for Messi’s fans as he relaunched himself with a bang. The Inter Miami captain promoted Apple’s latest Bonanza deal on his Instagram’s latest post, offering 1 one month of free trial for the MLS season pass.
Lionel Messi is doing sponsored Instagram posts for Apple's MLS Season Pass to his 487 million followers.
The post has 500,000 likes in an hour, and Messi's MLS deal includes a cut of all new MLS streaming signups.
Genius move by Apple and MLS 💰 pic.twitter.com/KjG5rVajcC
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) September 18, 2023
After the first week’s win, the club got a thrashing at Atlanta, drawing a lot of trolls on social media. The announcement came a few hours after the Miami Dolphins gained glory against the New England Patriots, winning 24-17.
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Their star primary back Mostert averaged 6.7 yards per carry, covering 121 yards and two touchdowns. Mostert carried the ball 18 times, allowing the fins to finish the line. The attention soon moved to Lionel Messi once he came back with the post that had already got 500,000 likes in its 1st hour.
Messi hopes to hit back
Even though it’s well known that Lionel Messi does not verbally respond to his critics, social media recently tested the Argentine captain’s temperament again. Atlanta United’s social media handle took a dig at Messi for not coming to play at their stadium. The artificial turf which is prone to cause injuries and fatigue left Messi with no other option but to refrain from playing on it. Instead of giving any response to the criticism, Messi directly launched the deal from Apple for which he is a partner.
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Inter Miami is placed 14th on the table with just eight games left. Messi’s post tried to regain fans’ attention towards the club’s mission to reach playoffs. The post said “The race for the playoffs is on.” which clearly illustrates Messi’s determination to lift the trodden team to victory. On Wednesday, Inter Miami will play Toronto FC, who are hanging last in the Eastern Conference.