By now, we've all heard about the astonishing $1.6 billion (over three years) sum that Messi reportedly turned down from the Saudi League to join Inter Miami and MLS. Don't get us wrong, he's still getting paid a lot in Miami--$50-60 million per year for three years, including an ownership share of Inter Miami, as well as profit sharing with two of MLS’s biggest commercial partners, Apple and Adidas--just not tech mogul money.
Well, Messi has arrived in the U.S. and Messi-mania has engulfed Miami. But this is still the U.S. which means not everyone will recognize Messi! And that's perhaps the ideal situation. Messi can work his magic and help transform the MLS on the field, while going about his day in relative peace off it. And so, we have this unlikely but endearing image of regular-guy Messi shopping for cereal at a local Publix!
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