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Lionel Deal Makes a Deal With Inter Miami of MLS—and Apple and Adidas

Lionel Messi is joining Inter Miami of Major League Soccer, with a deal that will also involve payments from Apple and Adidas.

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  • Lionel Messi signs with Inter Miami of Major League Soccer.
  • Messi will also be paid by MLS's two largest commercial partners, Apple and Adidas.
  • Miami contract gives Messi an option to buy a stake in the club once he retires.
  • The deal is one of the most elaborate in the league's history.
  • Messi's first game in the pink shirt of Inter Miami could come as soon as July 21.
Lionel Deal Makes a Deal With Inter Miami of MLS—and Apple and Adidas
Fending off interest from Saudi Arabia, the American club mobilized the league’s biggest sponsors, Apple and Adidas, to bring Argentina’s World Cup winner to the U.S.
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