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Major League Soccer (MLS) was heavily criticized for the millions of dollars lost by the suspension of Argentine Lionel Messi.
MLS suspended La Pulga and his Inter Miami teammate, Spaniard Jordi Alba, for one game for not attending to play in the league’s All-Star Game.
Mbappé falls behind at Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rico show
Who strongly criticized MLS for the suspension of Lionel Messi?
Football analyst and former goalkeeper Shaka Hislop said: “Who does this really impact? The team will see a significant drop in expected attendance. That’s where it’s going to hit. In that home game. To the season ticket holders“.
Meanwhile, Stevie Nicol, a Liverpool legend, said: “There’s always a circumstance where you have to make an exception. I think he’s 100 per cent wrong“.
What is the Lionel Messi effect in MLS and Inter Miami?
Inter Miami’s annual revenue rose from $50 million to $60 million in 2022 to an estimated $200 million by the end of 2024, given the increase in ticket sales, global sponsorships, record jersey sales and huge media rights deals
Forbes valued Inter Miami at $1.2 billion, placing it among the most valuable soccer franchises in North America. In addition, MLS clubs collectively earned more than $83 million in additional revenue from away games against Inter Miami with Lionel Messi at the club, an average of just for away games with Messi in the squad, an average of $6.45 million per game.
Los Angeles FC raised nearly $17.3 million by hosting Lionel Messi twice, while smaller market teams such as CF Montreal earned more than $8 million for a single game against Inter Miami with La Pulga playing.
Lionel Messi’s show in every MLS stadium
Since Lionel Messi has been playing with Inter Miami, MLS stadiums have become a spectacle in terms of attendance: 62,358 fans at Chicago’s Soldier Field, almost all wearing Argentina jerseys. In Columbus, 60,614 were in the stands, almost three times the usual attendance. Vancouver: 57,837 fans.
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