Messi remains the center of attention amid Son Heung-min fever
On the morning of August 30 (Vietnam time), Messi and all his close teammates at Inter Miami flew to Seattle, Washington state, on the West Coast of the United States, to prepare for the Leagues Cup final against Seattle Sounders FC at Lumen Field, taking place at 7:00 a.m. on September 1 (Vietnam time).
Messi remains the focus amid Son Heung-min fever in American football
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The football world here has been in a frenzy with the appearance of Korean star Son Heung-min since joining Los Angeles FC on August 8. However, when Messi arrived, all the attention was on the Argentine star.
According to Spanish newspaper AS (based in the US), Messi's appeal to American football is still huge. As soon as the 2025 Leagues Cup final was set between Inter Miami and Seattle Sounders FC at Lumen Field, fans here rushed to buy tickets to watch the famous player Messi and his teammates compete.
"Ticket prices for the Leagues Cup final have been increasing steadily since August 28, after the two opponents and match date at Lumen Field were confirmed. The initial ticket price from 126 USD/ticket (about 3.3 million VND) on the online ticketing site Ticketmaster has now gradually increased to 136 USD (about 3.5 million VND) to 970 USD (about 25.5 million VND).
The best seating areas at Lumen Field are always "sold out". Seattle Sounders FC will open additional stands at Lumen Field to continue attracting fans, and hope to reach the club's all-time record of more than 65,000 spectators watching the match," AS expressed.
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Will Messi increase his championship title record?
Messi has just returned to play for Inter Miami after 2 matches absent due to injury. As soon as he returned, he immediately scored a double to help Inter Miami make a spectacular comeback to defeat rival Orlando City with a score of 3-1 on August 28. Thereby, he entered the Leagues Cup final to face Seattle Sounders FC to compete for the championship. After this match, Messi will return to focus on the Argentina national team.
Messi helps Inter Miami make a dramatic comeback to reach the Leagues Cup final
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Messi said: "Since returning to play against LA Galaxy (August 17), I have felt uncomfortable. Therefore, I have prepared very carefully to return in the match against Orlando City (August 28), because I know this is a very important match and we have also lost to them in the previous 2 matches. In fact, in the first half of this match, I was still in a slow state, but in the second half, I was freed up and more comfortable."
Messi's return to his best form will give Inter Miami a lot of hope in the final against Seattle Sounders FC, an opponent who is also having an impressive season (currently ranked 4th in the MLS Western Conference), and has won all 3 recent matches, as well as participating in the group stage of the FIFA Club World Cup, and reaching the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Meanwhile, this is also Messi's third final at Inter Miami since joining in July 2023. He helped the young American team win the 2023 Leagues Cup and the 2024 Supporters' Shield (MLS's regular season), but lost in the 2023 US Open Cup final.
If he and Inter Miami win the Leagues Cup this year, Messi will help his team win their third championship title in history and he himself will also increase his career championship record to 47 titles, the most of all time, far surpassing the second place, former player Dani Alves (won 43 championship titles).
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/65000-khan-gia-cho-messi-o-chung-ket-leagues-cup-giua-con-sot-son-heung-min-o-my-185250830110019828.htm
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