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Messi Receives Miami's Key, Signals Shift to Business at America Business Forum

He used the Miami business forum to signal an entrepreneurial focus beyond his playing career.

Overview

  • Onstage at the Kaseya Center, Messi said he is starting to learn about entrepreneurship and noted that football has an expiration date.
  • He said Inter Miami’s new stadium could be inaugurated next year and previewed an international youth tournament called the Messi Cup.
  • He characterized winning the 2022 World Cup as a feeling comparable to the birth of his children and as the capstone of his sporting arc.
  • He praised life in Miami, calling the reception from fans spectacular, and pointed to strong momentum across MLS.
  • Coverage underscored his existing portfolio via holding company Limecu across hotels, food and beverage, tech and esports, alongside reports of an Inter Miami contract running through 2028.