Messi and Son Heung-min take turns setting records in MLS: Fan fever reaches its peak

Messi and Son Heung-min will have two away matches in MLS (American professional soccer league) on September 14 (Vietnam time), both matches broke viewership records amid the peak of fan fever.

The attraction of Messi and Son Heung-min is too great

Messi has returned to Inter Miami and has recently trained, after completing his Argentina duties in the final World Cup qualifier of his career. He and the rest of the team flew to North Carolina on September 13, with only veteran striker Suarez absent due to suspension.

Messi returns with the goal of winning the MLS Cup with Inter Miami and continuing to cause a stir in American football

Photo: Reuters

The 38-year-old star has set his sights on winning the MLS title with Inter Miami for the remainder of the 2025 season, with the return match being a meeting with Charlotte FC at Bank of America Stadium, which has a capacity of nearly 75,000 seats, taking place at 6:30 a.m. on September 14.

According to the announcement of Charlotte FC, all tickets at Bank of America Stadium have been sold out since September 11. The number of spectators expected to watch Messi and his Inter Miami teammates play is up to 75,867 (maximum capacity), according to the US press. This number has set a new record for Charlotte FC in an MLS match, the team previously only opened the stadium capacity to about 38,000 spectators.

Charlotte FC is currently ranked 3rd in the MLS Eastern Conference standings with 50 points after 29 matches. Meanwhile, Inter Miami is ranked 6th with 46 points, but has played 4 fewer matches due to being busy participating in the FIFA Club World Cup. Therefore, this match has created a lot of attraction, besides the fever of watching Messi play in North Carolina has also contributed to the frenzy among fans in the US.

Charlotte FC announces that all tickets at Bank of America Stadium are sold out.

Photo: Charlotte FC/X screenshot

Meanwhile, not to be outdone, the appeal of Korean player Son Heung-min also caused a stir among fans in the match between Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. This match took place at 7:30 a.m. on September 14 (Vietnam time), but was promoted by San Jose Earthquakes nearly a month after Son Heung-min officially debuted for Los Angeles FC.

Also because of Son Heung-min's great appeal, the San Jose Earthquakes' Levi's Stadium, which has a capacity of about 68,500 spectators, has had to continuously expand the stands to meet the audience's ticket demand. Currently, tickets for this match are also "sold out" and may set a new viewership record, surpassing the previous record of 50,850 viewers, according to American journalist Favian Renkel.

Son Heung-min opened his MLS scoring account after just four games and also had one assist.

Photo: Reuters

Along with Messi and Son Heung-min, another veteran player who has just joined MLS, midfielder Thomas Muller, has also created great attraction for Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans before the match against Philadelphia Union (8:30 a.m. on September 14).

Since Muller's arrival, the team's 27,500-capacity BC Place stadium has been sold out. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is currently ranked third in the MLS Western Conference, along with Messi's Inter Miami and Son Heung-min's Los Angeles FC (ranked fifth), all candidates for the MLS Cup title at the end of the year.

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