According to Boardroom, Inter Miami Club’s matches with Messi’s presence since he came to the US have brought in huge revenue from ticket sales of more than 265 million USD.
Messi has played a total of 9 matches since July 21 for Inter Miami , including 4 home matches and 5 away matches. Including 8 cup matches in the Leagues Cup and America’s Cup (US Open Cup), 1 match in the MLS tournament . All matches cause ticket fever. Ticket prices increased to record levels in the United States.
Messi in training before the match against Nashville SC
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“In total, from these matches, from official ticket sales, Messi has contributed to bringing in a total of more than 265 million USD. Inter Miami Club and teams that have met away from home such as FC Cincinnati, FC Dallas, Philadelphia Union, Nashville SC and New York Red Bulls won big when they collected huge ticket sales.
Messi’s effect has not stopped, the next matches of Inter Miami in the MLS tournament that are currently open for sale are still “sold out”, because the demand for viewers is still very large”, Boardroom newspaper assessed .
Messi has currently scored 11 goals and had 3 assists after 9 matches for Inter Miami. Through each match, he always creates drama for viewers with feverish goals or assists, like recently the situation of arranging before scoring the goal that sealed a 2-0 victory for Inter Miami against New York Red. Bulls.
Messi continues to create records and help clubs in the US increase revenue through ticket sales
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The Apple TV channel of the technology giant of the same name also won big, reaching a record number of new subscribers of up to 300,000 people for its season-long MLS tournament live streaming service. This amount equates to a profit of about $29.7 million.
Messi and Inter Miami are about to play their next match in the MLS against Nashville SC (the team they won by penalty shootout in the Leagues Cup final), at 6:30 am on August 31. Messi and Inter Miami need to win more to continue to improve their position in the Eastern region rankings of the 2023 MLS tournament (currently the team is ranked 14th with 21 points), raising hopes of reaching the play-off round to compete for the championship. enemy.