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Messi joining MLS side Inter Miami after PSG exit
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6/8/2023
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World Cup star Lionel Messi goes to Miami.
00:04
The Argentinian player does not have a 100% sealed deal, but has announced he will join
00:09
major league soccer in the United States and play for Inter Miami, the team co-owned by
00:14
former England star David Beckham.
00:17
The move ends a two-year stint at Paris Saint-Germain, where he says he did not have a good time.
00:24
"There were two years in which I was not happy.
00:30
I didn't enjoy myself.
00:32
And that affected my family life.
00:34
I missed a lot of my children's life at school.
00:36
In Barcelona I went to pick them up from school.
00:39
Here I did much less than in Barcelona.
00:43
I shared fewer activities with them."
00:47
He ruled out a return to Barcelona and says if it had been a question of money he would
00:51
have gone to Saudi Arabia or elsewhere.
00:54
In his hometown of Rosario in Argentina, his fans gave him their support.
01:00
"It's fine.
01:03
Messi could play three more years in Europe.
01:05
The truth is I could totally see him returning to Barca or going to the Premier League.
01:10
But hey, if he decided it was the best thing for him and his family, I support him."
01:15
"I think it's OK.
01:17
He already did everything he had to do.
01:19
He gave everything he had to give for Argentine football."
01:24
Messi turns 36 later this month.
01:27
He will now finish his club career outside the spotlight of top-level European football.
01:32
The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner is expected to earn that accolade once again this year
01:36
after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar in December.
01:41
His presence in the United States will be a boost for the game there ahead of the 2026
01:45
World Cup co-hosted by Mexico, Canada and the U.S.
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