Messi is stateside. Image: @espn / Twitter
When will Njabulo Blom face Lionel Messi in MLS?
Njabulo Blom won’t have to wait long until he gets the opportunity to swap jerseys with Lionel Messi in MLS action. Get it in the diary.
Messi is stateside. Image: @espn / Twitter
Former Kaizer Chiefs star Njabulo Blom won’t have to wait too long until he gets the opportunity to swap jerseys with the great Lionel Messi in MLS action. Get this date in the diary.
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When will Messi and Blom meet in MLS action?
The MLS regular season comprises two separate conferences. Currently, Inter Miami are rock-bottom of the Eastern Conference while Blom’s St. Louis City are top of the Western Conference. Each team must play every other side in their conference twice, but they also then play a selection of sides from the other conference.
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St. Louis City welcome Inter Miami and Mr Messi to Citypark on the 16th of July, with kickoff at 02:30am SA time. That’s five weeks from now, so put it in the calendar. With Messi playing a withdrawn number 10 role and Blom snapping at the heels of any creative player, they should see plenty of one another in that clash.
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After his two-year spell with PSG, 35-year-old Leo Messi weighed up a move to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia but turned it down. There were rumours that he might be loaned to Barcelona as part of his Inter Miami contract but those seemed to have been wide of the mark. Inter Miami’s offer was particularly attractive because it includes some special incentives. MLS couldn’t offer the same as any of the Saudi clubs, so they offered Messi revenue-sharing deals with Apple and Adidas instead:
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That’s some eye-watering information right there.
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