MLS celebrates Messi’s arrival: “It’s before and after”

nelson rodriguezCEO of Major League Soccer, appreciated yesterday the arrival of Leo Messi in yankee football. “We do not know the maximum impact of Messi. Time will tell how the League will grow, but the arrival of the best in the world is before and after,” he said at a meeting with international media, including World of sports hours before the presentation of the Argentine star as a new player of between miami. And he added: “This is a unique moment for MLS. From now on we will talk about what is happening in concacaf And we are ready for some things and not for others.

As for the possibility that Leowho sign until the end of 2025, play the World-2026He expressed his confidence. “It would be good but I don’t want to put pressure on him,” he said after clarifying that “Messi doesn’t come to walk around the MLS and his decision to play here shows that he wants to continue competing”. Nelson Rodríguez recalled that the US will also host the Copa América in 2024, the Gold Cup in 2025 and the Club World Cup in 2025: “This tournament is very important for the MSL and thus our Champions Cup (concacaf) will continue to improve. In 2027 the Women’s World Cup could also fall on American soil.

He further explained that “the between miami He will tour Europe and other clubs will evolve. In 2025 we will go from 25 to 30 teams and we have already seen that more people appreciate our football. We don’t want to change the soul of football, we want to be part of it”.

TV rights can only be purchased from MLS and not from Apple

Finally, he compares the arrival of Messi on the Leagues Cup agreement (USA and Mexico), adidas either Applethat MLS TV rights cannot be resold, with Apple having the power to exploit them if more interest is generated in any country to acquire them after the signing of Messi.