Lionel Messi landed on Tuesday in Ft. Lauderdale airport on Tuesday in preparation for an unveiling ceremony to be hosted by his new Major League Soccer (MLS) club, Inter Miami CF, on Sunday.
Messi was in the company of his wife and children as the club also made the announcement confirming the welcome event, which has been called “The Unveil,” set to start at 6 p.m. on Sunday at the team’s DRV PNK Stadium. Inter Miami season ticket holders will receive free admission.
In an interview from Argentina TV released yesterday, the World Cup winner said he would give his all for the struggling Inter Miami, which has now gone a club-record 10 straight matches without victory following a 2-2 draw on Sunday against Wayne Rooney’s D.C. United.
“My mentality and my head are not going to change and I am going to try, wherever I have to be, give my best for myself and my new club, continue to perform at the highest level,” Messi told the Argentina TV show, Llave a la eternidad.
Messi also said that as a family, they are happy with the decision they made to move to the United States and that they are “prepared and eager to face the new challenge, the new change.”
Inter Miami has not yet made Messi’s signing official even though they reached the agreement with him early last month.
However, his unveiling is imminent, and it is understood that he will make his debut on July 21 against Cruz Azul.
