Reported by Xiaozhong, an all-media reporter of Sports Weekly
On June 7, Messi announced that he would join Miami International. That day, after waking up in the morning and turning on his mobile phone, Beckham, one of the owners of Inter Miami, received about 1 million messages. This is enough to prove the huge impact of Messi joining Miami International.
Recently, speaking at the “Lessons in Leadership” (Leadership Course) seminar, former England star Beckham revealed: “A few weeks ago, I woke up and found that there were about 1 million messages on my mobile phone. I I was like: ‘What’s going on? I’ve never had so many messages.’ All of a sudden, I heard Leo come out and announce he’s coming to Miami. Obviously, that wasn’t a surprise to me.”
Beckham also said: “In the beginning, I said, if I have the opportunity, I will bring the best players to Miami, no matter what stage of their career they are in. For our fans, I have always believed in this. Commitment. So when I hear one of the best players ever, maybe the best player because he won it all, he’s still a great player, young, still doing everything he did, listen He said he wanted to come and play with us and it was a great moment for us.”
In an interview with Spain’s “National Newspaper”, Jorge Mas, another owner of Miami International, talked about the long process of pursuing Messi and explained what moved Messi.
Jorge Maas said: “In 2019, we started thinking about how we could get him. Messi could turn Major League Soccer into the second or third best league in the world. I think he wants to Make his mark and he can do it outside of football too. When he retires he will have a stake in the club. I think Messi’s life after retirement will be similar to that of Beckham and Michael Jordan’s is very similar.”
Jorge Maas also said: “Talk for three years, one and a half years of talking a lot. I talked a lot with Messi’s father Jorge. At the end of May, I think it has been settled. Beckham only Talked to him about sporting stuff because he was still playing and he didn’t want to feel pressured. We talked in Barcelona, Rosario, Doha… I was with Argentina throughout the World Cup in Qatar.”
According to Jorge Maas, at Inter Miami, Messi can earn 50 to 60 million euros a year, thanks to Apple.
Jorge Maas said: “Messi earns between 50 million and 60 million euros a year, and Apple played an important role in the negotiation process. It owns the broadcasting rights of Major League Soccer, the Apple TV+ streaming platform Part of the income from subscriptions will go to Messi, and he will also receive a portion of the income from jersey sales.”
Jorge Maas finally said: “In order to get Messi, the contract with Apple is very important. The negotiations with Apple have progressed very well, and the interests of all parties have been clarified. If football grows in the United States, Messi will eventually will benefit. That’s fair.”
2023-07-05 03:24:10
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