Not only to Inter Miami, the impressive amount that Lionel Messi generated to Chicago Fire

The arrival of Lionel Messi to Major League Soccer has brought with it undeniable commercial success. The Florida team has positioned itself as one of the highest-grossing clubs at the end of 2023 and the presence of the Argentine has a lot to do with it, something that explains the increase in tickets in those where Inter Miami participates. Now, it is revealed that the club would not only be generating its own income, but is also filling stadiums for its rivals, something that raises the prestige of the competition.

The great objective of Messi's signing by Inter Miami was for the American league to achieve media attention that he had rarely had. Despite names like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andrea Pirlo, Steven Gerrard and Didier Drogba, Lionel Messi is the most important figure to have signed for a Major League Soccer team in the entire history of the competition. Messi generated a positive impact on the growth of soccer in the United States and also improved his team, bringing it close to qualifying for the playoffs and winning the first official title in the club's history.

Chicago Fire has an average attendance of approximately 15,000 fans per game at Soldier Field. For the match against Messi's Inter Miami, which will take place on October 4, fans bought around 65,000 tickets and the club exceeded US$9.5 million in revenue, according to the Sportico site, which specializes in the sports business. A record figure for the team and whose answer lies in the figure of Lionel Messi, who is one of the best in history and has made the Miami club rise commercially.

Is Messi still injured?

At first it was thought that it had been a tear, but then the Inter Miami coach, Gerardo Martino, calmed down and explained that Messi had discomfort in a scar. To avoid a possible injury, the American team decided that he would not be part of the squad for the classic against Orlando City and would aim to be ready for the next big goal: the final of the US Open Cup.