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Inter Miami, Messi and Martino are out: What went wrong and what comes next?

Inter Miami, Messi and Martino are out: What went wrong and what comes next?

Fireworks shot out from the rafters of Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium on Saturday night, but there was nothing for the home team to celebrate. When the final whistle blew in Fort Lauderdale, Inter Miami had been beaten 3-2 by Atlanta United and eliminated from the MLS playoffs. Atlanta had taken the decisive Game 3 of […]

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How Miami moved to the epicenter of the global game – with a little help from Lionel Messi

How Miami moved to the epicenter of the global game – with a little help from Lionel Messi

“Miami loves football. The world loves football, and the world loves Miami.”   That was FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s claim on October 19 when he announced that Inter Miami, per FIFA’s convenient parameters, had qualified for next summer’s new-look Club World Cup in the United States.  Led by Lionel Messi, Inter Miami earned an invitation to

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Lionel Messi at the Club World Cup makes sense – but how he got there is ridiculous

Lionel Messi at the Club World Cup makes sense – but how he got there is ridiculous

FIFA isn’t hiding it anymore. When you’re in desperate need of a big broadcast deal and some major American sponsors in the next few months, the time for subtlety has passed. Lionel Messi Inter Miami have qualified — with the word qualified doing more heavy lifting than a skinflint picking up the bar tab after

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Beckham in Birmingham: Why football’s most famous face joined Tom Brady at Birmingham-Wrexham

Beckham in Birmingham: Why football’s most famous face joined Tom Brady at Birmingham-Wrexham

He’s Lionel Messi’s boss. He’s also one of the most recognisable sports figures on the planet. So, when David Beckham strode through the car park outside St Andrew’s shortly before Birmingham City vs Wrexham kicked off, it was perhaps understandable that the heads of supporters also making their way into the stadium should turn so

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