The New York Times – Sports:
Messi is expected to join the team this week on a contract that runs through the 2025 Major League Soccer season.
Category: Messi, Lionel
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Lionel Messi, Saudi Arabia and a Contract to Promote the Kingdom
The New York Times – Sports:
A contract between Messi and Saudi Arabia’s tourism authority offers a glimpse at the details of their multimillion-dollar relationship.
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Messi and Benzema, Saudis and Soccer, Bread and Circuses
The New York Times – Sports:
Soccer is the ultimate prize in Saudi Arabia’s push in sports. Karim Benzema’s signing offered a glimpse of the price tag. Lionel Messi’s rejection showed its limits.
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Lionel Messi, Soccer’s Most Coveted Free Agent, Picks Inter Miami
The New York Times – Sports:
Days after he announced he would not return to Paris St.-Germain, Messi, Argentina’s World Cup hero, said his next stop would be Inter Miami of M.L.S.
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Saudi Soccer League Creates Huge Fund to Sign Global Stars
The New York Times – Sports:
A coordinated effort financed by the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund is offering huge paydays to some of the sport’s biggest stars if they join Saudi Arabia’s best teams.
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PSG or Lens: Who Had the Better Season?
The New York Times – Sports:
P.S.G. will win another French title this year, and Lens won’t win a thing. But it’s worth asking: Who had the better season?
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Lionel Messi’s Bitter Divorce From P.S.G.
The New York Times – Sports:
A missed practice, a Saudi vacation and a brief suspension brought a sudden end to a star’s transactional relationship with Paris St.-Germain, and Qatar.
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Playing Lionel Messi and Argentina Will Cost You $5 Million a Game
The New York Times – Sports:
Five months ago, Argentina won the biggest prize in soccer. Now teams across the world are fighting for the second biggest: the chance to play it.