Messi is still recovering from an injury. The photo of the famous player with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Inter Miami co-owners David Beckham,
Jorge Mas and Jose Mas on August 9, was right after the announcement of the $8 million sponsorship.
“The money comes from the governor’s job growth fund, while the stadium is privately funded.
The sponsorship is to build a road to ease traffic in and around Miami Freedom Park,
where Inter Miami’s new stadium is being built near Miami International Airport,” the Miami Herald (USA) reported.
Previously, after Jorge Mas, co-owner of Inter Miami, posted a photo of Messi with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on social network X (formerly Twitter), many people criticized him.
The reason is that some people think that the Argentinean famous player’s name was exploited to help the team get more sponsorship funds.
In addition, there was an allusion to wanting to tie football to politics…
However, Inter Miami and the team leaders along with Messi were silent in the face of criticism. The matter was only clarified after the Miami Herald and some sources announced that the funding came from the governor’s job growth fund, and was used to build a road to ease traffic in and around the Miami Freedom Park area.
On Instagram, Inter Miami President and co-owner David Beckham posted a photo of himself sitting next to his partner, billionaire Jorge Mas, with the status: “Yes, it was exciting. 4-3 under the bright lights… a great match. 4 assists for Jordi Alba. Advance to the round of 16”. This is the match in which Inter Miami beat Toronto FC with a score of 4-3 on August 9 to advance to the round of 16 of the Leagues Cup, aiming to defend the championship. In this match, defender Jordi Alba contributed 4 assists for teammates Matias Rojas (2 goals), Diego Gomez and Luis Suarez to score.
According to the Daily Mail (UK): “Mr. David Beckham is a key figure of Inter Miami in the project to build a new stadium Miami Freedom Park, including a 25,000-seat stadium, luxury restaurants, hotels and a park. Therefore, this team takes advantage of existing resources such as Messi’s influence to seek sponsorship for its project”.
Finalissima 2025 takes place in Argentina?
According to the Argentine press, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) has asked the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) to request UEFA (Europe) to move the Finalissima 2025 (Intercontinental Cup) between Argentina (Copa America champion) and Spain (EURO 2024 champion) to the El Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires.
The exact schedule of the Finalissima 2025 has not been determined yet, due to the conflict with the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and the FIFA Club World Cup (from June to mid-July 2025).
Meanwhile, the AFA confirmed the schedule of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in South America for Argentina in September, including a home match against Chile on September 6, and an away match against Colombia on September 11 (Vietnam time). Notably, AFA posted a photo of Messi in the match schedule, showing that the 37-year-old player will still return to the national team when he fully recovers from his injury.
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Source: New York Post
