In June 2023, the football world was abuzz with the news thatLionel Messiwould be leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season. There was immense intrigue and speculation about which club the legendary player would choose as his next destination. Negotiations were reportedly underway with...
No one would have been a greater coup than Lionel Messi, which is why the Saudi franchise Al-Hilal – one of the teams backed by money from the government – offered a three-year salary worth €1.5 billion. That number would not only have essentially doubled Messi’s lifetime earnings, ...
Messi said he offered to take a 50% pay cut, which would have reduced his salary from roughly $1.4 million a week to only $700,000 a week – a wage that would still dwarf that of almost any other player. Mes...
David Beckham in ‘the land of opportunity’ Whatever Inter Miami go on to achieve this year, or even the next, the signing of Lionel Messi has been a resounding success. The Herons were the ‘most searched’ soccer team of 2024 and the pink ‘Messi 10′ jersey has become ubiquitous aro...
SPORT reported last week that Inter Miami offered Messi a four-year contract averaging $54 million—larger than the reported $41 million value of his last extension with Paris Saint-Germain. However, the PSG deal also included a $30 million signing bonus and money from player image rights....
The package offered by Kansas City, including the wages, was very close to that of the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr. But the former Real Madrid superstar decided against it and joined Al Nassr to become the highest-...
Even then, though, there was frustration that Pulisic refused to join Lyon, who had offered slightly more money than AC Milan, because he had his heart set on a switch to San Siro. Still, at least another well-paid reserve has been removed from the wage bill. Grade: C+ For AC Milan...
This solidifies his position as the highest-paid star in the MLSby a significant margin – Xherdan Shaqiri follows with a salary of $8.2 million. Moreover, major sponsors Apple and Adidas hav...
they looked around for a soccer club 【7】 would be able to do this for them.The clubs in Argentina couldn't help him,but the famous FC Barcelona in Spain offered 【8】(accept)Messi on the junior team and pay for the bills.The Messi family happily took the offer and moved to Spain...