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[ad_1] MIAMI: Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets has signed a contract with Inter Miami that will see him reunited with Argentine superstar Lionel Messi through the 2025 season, the Major League Soccer club said Sunday. Completion of the deal comes a day after Messi, who sparked Argentina to a World Cup title last year in Qatar, signed his own contract with the club. Inter had announced last month that they were acquiring Busquets, who will be reunited with his former Barcelona teammate Messi. The one-time World Cup champion, nine-time La Liga winner and former Barca captain will occupy a Designated Player slot and is expected to join the team "in the coming days," Inter said. "I am excited to welcome Sergio Busquets to Inter Miami," managing owner Jorge Mas said in a statement. "Since day one we have set out to bring the world's best players to Inter Miami. Sergio's repertoire speaks for itself." Busquets, 34, said in May that he wo...

[ad_1] FORT LAUDERDALE: It rained on his parade, but Lionel Messi greeted his new Inter Miami fans and was hailed by the club's owner as "America's number 10" at a damp but celebratory unveiling event on Sunday. Miami's 20,000 capacity stadium was close to full despite a huge thunder storm just before the event to celebrate the arrival of the Argentine World Cup winner was due to begin. A massive tropical downpour forced organizers to delay the start of "The Unveil" as fans took cover or waited out the rain in their cars. The event started around two hours later than originally scheduled with wet but delighted fans chanting Messi's name as the lights dimmed on the venue. The club's co-owner David Beckham opened the ceremony saying Messi's arrival was a "dream come true". "Leo, we are so proud that you have chosen our club for the next stage in your career," said the former Manchester United player whose move...

[ad_1] A sold-out crowd of about 20,000 waited through a delay caused by torrential rain and heavy lightning to officially welcome Lionel Messi to Inter Miami on Sunday. Accoding to international media reports, the ceremony, dubbed La PresentaSIon, at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, also marked Miami’s official signing of former FC Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets. The 35-year-old Spaniard landed a deal that runs through the 2025 season. The event started about two hours later than originally scheduled with wet but delighted fans chanting Messi’s name as the lights dimmed on the venue. The club’s co-owner David Beckham opened the ceremony, saying Messi’s arrival was a “dream come true”. “Leo, we are so proud that you have chosen our club for the next stage in your career,” said the former Manchester United player whose move to MLS’s Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 was the league’s previous biggest arrival. “Welcome to our family Leo,” Beckham added in Spanish, ...

[ad_1] MIAMI: Lionel Messi's next club, Inter Miami , announced Friday it will hold a presentation event, called 'The Unveil', on July 16 at its home stadium. Argentine seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi said last month that he was moving to the Major League Soccer club after allowing his contract at Paris Saint-Germain to run out. "The major unveiling event will include exciting entertainment, speeches on the pitch and more," the club said in a press release, which did not mention Messi by name. Messi , who won the World Cup with Argentina in December, is expected to be joined at Miami by his former Barcelona teammate and ex-Spain international midfielder Sergio Busquets and the pair could be presented together. The club recently appointed former Barcelona and Argentina coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino to take charge of the team. Messi is expected to make his debut on July 21 against Mexican club Cruz Azul in the new Leagues Cup – a tourn...