Messi is stateside. Image: @espn / Twitter
Cassius Mailula set for MLS basement battle with Lionel Messi – Report
Cassius Mailula is going to test himself against elite MLS footballers. He’s competing with two Euro 2020 winners, and facing Lionel Messi!
Messi is stateside. Image: @espn / Twitter
According to widespread reports, Cassius Mailula is on the brink of switching Mamelodi Sundowns for MLS outfit Toronto FC. That means a battle with Lionel Messi isn’t far off.
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Mailula heading stateside with Toronto FC
News broke on Monday via the Sundowns official website that Mailula was signing for an unnamed North American club. Since then, iDiski Times reports have identified that club as Toronto FC. Although it’s a Canadian city, Toronto operates in the MLS Eastern Conference, as does Inter Miami.
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Toronto struggling near the bottom
Toronto are currently second from bottom in the MLS Eastern Conference and could be overtaken by rock-bottom Inter Miami who have two games in hand. With Lionel Messi on their books, they’ll fancy their chances of climbing up the table with the great man on board.
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Lionel Messi vs Cassius Mailula
Although there’s no promotion or relegation in the USA top-flight, battles at the basement should be intense and competitive. Toronto face Inter Miami on September 21st, which is a date to put in the diary for sure, because we could well see Messi and Mailula share a pitch.
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Are you looking forward to seeing Mailula test himself against the best? They don’t come much better than Messi.
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