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Ref Cam Catches Lionel Messi Speaking English During Inter Miami’s MLS Cup Win

The brief referee body-cam clip offered a rare public instance of Messi using English.

Overview

  • The league’s referee body camera recorded Messi telling an official, “Foul… foul… No foul!?” during play.
  • The clip was captured during Inter Miami’s 3–1 MLS Cup final victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps at Chase Stadium.
  • Messi was involved in all three goals, starting the move that forced an own goal, dispossessing Andrés Cubas to launch another attack, and assisting Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
  • Shared by football page 433 on X from MLS Ref Cam footage, the video quickly went viral as fans praised the intimate on-field perspective.
  • Public uses of English by Messi are uncommon, a fact he has acknowledged previously and that teammate Julian Gressel has corroborated.