Messi’s influence has just helped Inter Miami receive a $8 million grant from the state of Florida (USA) to build a road in the Miami Freedom Park area, where the team is building a new stadium.
Messi is still recovering from his injury. The famous player was photographed with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Inter Miami co-owners David Beckham , Jorge Mas and Jose Mas on August 9, right after the $8 million sponsorship announcement ceremony.
David Beckham (left) returns just as Inter Miami receives $8 million sponsorship
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Messi took a photo with Inter Miami club leaders and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (4th from left)
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“The money comes from the governor’s job growth fund, while the stadium is privately funded. The funding is for the construction of 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) said.
Previously, after Mr. Jorge Mas, co-owner of Inter Miami, posted a photo of Messi with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on social network X (formerly Twitter), he was criticized by many people. The reason, some people think that the Argentine star’s name was exploited to help the team get more sponsorship money. Besides, there is the implication of wanting to link football to politics…
However, Inter Miami and its leadership, along with Messi, have remained silent on the criticism. The matter was only clarified after the Miami Herald and several 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 Miami Freedom Park.
On Instagram, Inter Miami President and co-owner David Beckham posted a photo of himself sitting next to his billionaire partner Jorge Mas, along with the caption: “Yes, it was fun. 4-3 under the bright lights… a great game. 4 assists for Jordi Alba. Advance to the round of 16.” This is the match in which Inter Miami beat Toronto FC 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.
Messi and his wife came to watch the match
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According to the Daily Mail (UK): “Mr. David Beckham is a key figure of Inter Miami in the project to build the new Miami Freedom Park stadium, 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 Federation (AFA) has asked the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) to request UEFA (Europe) to move the 2025 Finalissima (Intercontinental Cup) between Argentina (Copa America champion) and Spain (EURO 2024 champion) to El Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires.
AFA announces September match schedule with Messi’s image
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The schedule for the 2025 Finalissima final has not yet been determined, 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 for the South American region of Argentina in September, including a home match against Chile on September 6 and an away match against Colombia on September 11 (Vietnam time). Notably, the AFA posted a photo of Messi in the match schedule, showing that the 37-year-old player will still return to the team when he fully recovers from his injury.
