They met in Kansas City – Publinews – 2024-04-15 02:28:57

Patrick Mahomes He is the best American football player of the moment and according to specialists, he is on his way to equaling Tom Brady’s records. At 28 years old and with a seven-season career, he already has three Super Bowl titles and since he started for the Kansas City Chiefs he has always reached at least the final of the American Conference.

But Mahomes has a great interest in association football, soccer or simply “football” as it is known throughout the world except in the United States.

In 2021, that interest in football became an investment when Mahomes entered the property and became one of the owners of Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer.

Recommended

Where did Sporting Kansas City and Inter Miami play?

Sporting plays at Children’s Mercy Park at home, but to receive Leo Messi and Inter Miami, they moved to the Arrowhead Stadium of the Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes’ house.

The move was a success, as 72,610 fans arrived, the third largest attendance in MLS history. One of the spectators was precisely Patrick Mahomes, who did not miss the opportunity to see Messi live.

Patrick Mahomes’ admiration for Lionel Messi

The Chiefs quarterback has expressed his admiration for the “Flea” on more than one occasion. Last year, for example, he wrote “wild man” on his X account to praise Messi’s goal from a free kick in stoppage time against Cruz Azul, in the first official match with the Inter Miami shirt. Mahomes accompanied the comment with the emoji of a goat, “goat” in English and symbol of the acronym GOAT (greatest of all time).

Before Sporting’s game against Inter this Saturday night, Mahomes was able to meet Messi. In a brief exchange, both players greeted each other, The NFL star told him “have a good time out there” and the world soccer star replied “nice to meet you” in English.

Messi had a great time on the field, with a goal and an assist in Inter’s 3-2 victory over Sporting Kansas City.

Mahomes’ other investments in soccer

The Chiefs quarterback is also an investor in the Kansas City Current, the city’s women’s soccer team, which since 2021 has participated in the National Women’s Soccer League. He has three other partners there, and one of them is his wife, Brittany Mahomes.

The Current built their own sports venue, the CPKC Stadium with capacity for 12,000 people.