Days before the first friendly, Messi receives terrible news from Inter Miami

Lionel Messi has changed the way we see soccer in the United States, because, despite not being the most popular sport, being below the NFL, NBA and MLB, it is now a reality that soccer is increasing in popularity and it is all thanks to Messi. His arrival at Inter Miami has attracted many people and Major League Soccer increased visits exponentially.

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Now, Lionel Messi and the rest of the squad are already training to prepare for the preseason friendly matches. In addition to a series of matches in Asia, where they will even face Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr, Inter Miami will play in El Salvador in a few days. Now, bad news that Messi would have received has been revealed.

According to Argentine media, Inter Miami was close to playing against FC Barcelona in these preseason friendlies, however, they would have rejected it and would have prioritized other types of commitments. The match would have been a nice tribute to Lionel Messi, since the Argentine spent his best years in the Catalan team.

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Lionel Messi explained why he left Europe:

“I simply came here to play, to continue enjoying football, which is what I liked all my life, and I chose this place for that, above all things. And today I can tell you that I am very happy with the decision we made, not only for sports, for how it is going, but for my family, for how we live every day,"