Luis Suarez is new player of <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter-miami">Inter Miami</a> and he will reunite with his great friend, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lionel-messi">Lionel Messi</a>. The Uruguayan striker had a marvelous run alongside the Argentine legend from 2014 to 2020 with FC Barcelona.



“I’m very happy and excited to take on this new challenge with Inter Miami. I can’t wait to get started and I’m ready to work to make the dream of winning more titles with this great club a reality. I’m optimistic about what we can achieve together with our shared ambition.”



During that tenure in Spain, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/luis-suarez">Luis Suarez</a> won one <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/champions-league">Champions League</a>, one FIFA Club World Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, four titles of La Liga, four Spanish Cups (Copa del Rey) and two Spanish Super Cups. He scored 195 goals in 283 matches. Just amazing.



Beyond forming a spectacular trident alongside Lionel Messi and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/neymar">Neymar</a>, the most important thing for Suarez was the bond of friendship he formed with his teammates, especially with the family of the Argentine. That’s why Antonela Roccuzzo was one of the first people to congratulate him on his new adventure in the MLS.



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<h2>Antonela Roccuzzo reacts with special message for Luis Suarez</h2>



Despite their paths taking different directions after their time at Barcelona, the families of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez always remained close. They even spent several vacations together posting those details on social media.







Now, considering they will begin a new stage together in Miami, Antonela Roccuzzo, Messi’s wife, reacted excitedly to the announcement of Suarez arriving in Miami.


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Practically in all the posts of Inter Miami or Luis Suarez, there was a reaction from Antonela. First, in the official announcement of the club, Messi’s wife posted four emojis with tears of joy.



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Afterwards, in the photo of Luis Suarez with the Inter Miami jersey, Antonela put four applauding emojis.



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Antonela Roccuzzo was thrilled after finding out Luis Suarez will play with Lionel Messi at Inter Miami

The money that Messi\&#039;s bodyguard makes for taking care of Leo, Antonela and the Argentine\&#039;s family

David Beckham\&#039;s reaction on social media after Luis Suarez joined Lionel Messi at Inter Miami

Antonela Roccuzzo was thrilled after finding out Luis Suarez will play with Lionel Messi at Inter Miami - Bolavip US

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David Beckham had a dream. <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lionel-messi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lionel Messi</a>&nbsp;producing a soccer revolution in the MLS with&nbsp;<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter-miami" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Inter Miami</a>. It was the prefect timing as the star from Argentina had just won the Qatar 2022 World Cup and was tired of the dynamic at PSG.



Messi arrived and immediately conquered the first title in franchise history: the 2023 Leagues Cup. Of course, and it was all part of Bechkam’s plan, Leo needed help from extraordinary and familiar players such as&nbsp;Sergio Busquets&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jordi Alba. 



Now, in a moment where Lionel Messi’s performances would still be inevitably compared with&nbsp;<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/cristiano-ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/saudi-arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>, David Beckham just made another big splash to help him maintain his status as the best ever.



Luis Suarez is new player of Inter Miami and they are suddenly favorites to claim the MLS Cup and other huge titles such as the Concacaf Champions Cup. Yes. Anything is possible.



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<h2>Luis Suarez is new player of Inter Miami</h2>



This Friday, Luis Suarez was officially announced as new player of Inter Miami. “I’m very happy and excited to take on this new challenge with Inter Miami. I’m ready to work to make the dream of winning more titles with this great club a reality.”







The Uruguayan striker signed a one-year contract with Inter Miami after being named the Best Player and Best Striker in the Brazilian league with 26 goals and 17 assists. He was a key factor for Gremio to win the Campeonato Gaucho and the Recopa Gaucha.


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Of course, everyone remember his stint at Barcelona with Lionel Messi. From 2014 to 2020, he won one UEFA Champions League, one FIFA Club World Cup, four La Liga titles, four Copa del Rey titles, one UEFA Super Cup and two Spanish Super Cups. He scored 195 goals in that period.



<h2>David Beckham reacts to Luis Suarez’s arrival to Inter Miami</h2>



A few minutes later, David Beckham posted many stories on his Instagram account about what’s coming for Inter Miami and delivered a very special message for Suarez.



“We are delighted to have a player of Luis’ quality and passion for the game join our club. He joins a squad that is inspiring the next generation and we look forward to seeing him take to the field with both former teammates and young players from our Academy.”



In a detail which caught a lot of attention on social media, David Beckham ‘forgot’ to mention Sergio Busquets, who was also part of that golden era with Barcelona. Although the club did include him in their photos, Beckham made that ‘mistake’ on Instagram.



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David Beckham's reaction on social media after Luis Suarez joined Lionel Messi at Inter Miami

UEFA makes final decision about Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar playing at the Champions League

David Beckham's reaction on social media after Luis Suarez joined Lionel Messi at Inter Miami - Bolavip US

<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter-miami" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Inter Miami</a> want 2024 to be their year. Tata Martino’s side showed a lot of promise when Lionel Messi first arrived winning the Leagues Cup, unfortunately an injury to the best soccer player of all-time and a winless streak near the end of the<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> MLS season </a>left the club ready to go all in for 2024.



One of those main pieces for next season is <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/luis-suarez" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Luis Suarez</a>, reports out of Uruguay and the United States have the Uruguayan already in Miami finalizing his deal that will have him sign for one year plus an option season. Suarez goes to Inter Miami after being named Brazilian League player of the year in 2023 for Gremio.



Still not satisfied, <a href="https://lapaginamillonaria.com/riverplate/enzo-perez-se-va-de-river-y-va-a-ser-refuerzo-de-inter-miami-20231222-LPM-39139.html?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1703246440-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">La Pagina Millionaria</a> is reporting that River Plate captain and team legend Enzo Perez is also looking to make a move to Inter Miami.



<h2>Who is Enzo Perez?</h2>


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Enzo Perez is a River Plate legend, at 37, the holding midfielder is considered one of the brains in the middle for the Argentine giants. In seven seasons with River, Perez has played in over 200 games and in one Copa Libertadores game he even had to play as a goalkeeper due to all four keepers being out due to testing positive for Covid. 



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Perez’s accolades at River are remarkable, having won 9 championships, including the famed Copa Libertadores triumph over Boca Juniors in 2018. The central midfielder also played 26 times for Argentina and has worked with now Inter Miami boss Tata Martino.



<h2>Other clubs Enzo Perez has played for</h2>



Before becoming a River Plate legend, Enzo Perez began his career with Godoy Cruz of Mendoza, then moving to Estudiantes De la Plata, winning two titles, a move to Europe saw Perez have two successful stints with Benfica and Valencia, in Portugal he’d help Benfica win 5 titles.


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Enzo Perez informed his representative that he is looking to move to the US and that has led to the talks with Inter Miami.

Inter Miami: Luis Suarez almost locked, an Argentine player could be on his way

Inter Miami: Luis Suarez almost locked, an Argentine player could be on his way - Bolavip US

In our <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/eric-wynalda-matt-crocker-was-brought-in-to-do-absolutely-nothing-20231220-BUS-93162.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">first part of our exclusive interview with Eric Wynalda</a>, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/us-national-team" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">USMNT</a> legend spoke about the issues from MLS’ franchise model and how it does little for US Soccer in the long term.



While touching on the subject of the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/us-open-cup" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">US Open Cup</a>, Wynalda remembered his famous Cal FC and their magical run in the US Open Cup 2012. While a Cinderella story saw the team of amateur players make it to the fourth round of the tournament, Eric Wynalda believes the groundwork was laid to ensure the run would be short lived.



In his own words, Eric Wynalda speaks about how Cal FC was born and what happened along the way as <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MLS</a> owners, according to Eric Wynalda, refused to share revenues and US Soccer never took under consideration that the players of Cal FC could not afford road trips and still scheduled games cross country at times.



<h2>Eric Wynalda on Cal FC’s US Open Cup run</h2>



I remember when Cal FC had that magical run in the US Open Cup, and how it all came together. This was a time when I was in contact with the then ownership of the Chicago Fire.



In the Chicago Fire I still had some of my friends still there like Frank Klopas, CJ Brown, and Zach Thornton. Andrew Hauptman, their owner, who lived in California but he ran a team that was in Chicago.


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Andrew Hauptman had a GM named Javier Leon, who was from Chivas USA, and at the time I had dinner with these guys, and we talked about how to make the club better. This is before the DP rule took off and there was still a lot of the rules in roster building, MLS was still penny pinching.



My attention initially was to create an offsite satellite academy for the Chicago Fire, and what that meant was that the club would be tapping into the California talent, now I started a team, we played in the local leagues, I started recruiting players and I called it CFC.



I protected it, I entered the club in league play, I had people at the Fire who sent me all of last year’s jerseys, so we actually played and participated as the Chicago Fire in California, to build the brand of the Chicago Fire in the area. 



When people got wind of this there was a big problem, at the end of the day I did not get hired by the Chicago Fire and I was pissed off. So, I kept the jerseys, started my own team and entered the Open Cup.



<h2>A US Open Cup with all the roadblocks</h2>



The team that went into the competition thought we would be playing locally, and our goal was to play against the LA Galaxy. We were a California team based in Oxnard, we wanted to play against the Galaxy that was our opportunity.



So, the brackets came out from US Soccer and our first game was against 2012 PDL Champions Kitsap. Which was all the way up in Washington, they were the fourth division champions, and we had to participate in a nine-game qualification process.



We ended up beating Kitsap 3-1, we raised a few eyebrows, this group of amateurs, these “nobodies” just beat the champions of the fourth division. We came home and we thought we’d play against a local team in California and then US Soccer did their magic, and we were sent to play the Wilmington Hammerheads.



That game was impossible for us to get to, we had to get on seven different airplanes, couldn’t afford it, we had to go all the way to Wilmington. This was the second division champion (from USL). We beat them 4-0, and at that time a lot of people were saying, “how is this possible?”, we came home, and we thought “great now we get the LA Galaxy”. We really couldn’t afford to travel, and US Soccer spit out the next version of the bracket and we had to play against the Portland Timbers.



Which we couldn’t afford either, and the game was supposed to be on Tuesday, the Portland Timbers had a stadium conflict, called us and said, “could you move it to Wednesday?”. I agreed and I asked Merritt Paulson if they would share the revenues with us, he said “no problem”. 



The game was moved to Wednesday, I called (then Timbers coach) John Spencer and told him “play your pros”, “play your first team”, I remember looking at the Timbers schedule they didn’t have another MLS game for 18 days.



 Spencer said, “I’ll play my guys, you sure?”, and I said, “yeah, we’re not in this to win, we are in this to prove something. Let us get the opportunity “and Spencer said yes. 



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We won the game 1-0, Cal FC became the first amateur team to beat an MLS club without needing penalty kicks. And this was a big moment for a lot of us, sadly it would end in the fourth round because we lost to the Seattle Sounders. 



It was a 5-0 game, by then Merritt Paulson backed tracked on his deal, never gave us a dime, and the entire tournament cost me personally $27,000 of my own money, to give some of my players some money, and a thank you for their gas money and their commitment. 



Ultimately what I was introduced to was the realities of this tournament, now LA Galaxy was still in this competition when we beat Portland, and still after all that trouble and knowing we were amateur team, US Soccer still sent us to Seattle.



 We had to pay for more airfare and more hotels which we did not have the funds for, and we were gassed by the end. We just ran out of gas. I took that team, nine of them, and when I was hired as the head coach of the Atlanta Silverbacks, we won the Spring Championship in 2013 in the NASL. 


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Seven of those kids ended up with professional careers, that’s the success story of Cal FC, was that ever embraced at all by MLS? No. Never. You thought that would impress somebody, and it didn’t.

In his own words: Eric Wynalda speaks on CAL FC’s magical but bumpy US Open Cup run of 2012

In his own words: Eric Wynalda speaks on CAL FC’s magical but bumpy US Open Cup run of 2012 - Bolavip US

After joining the club halfway through the 2023 campaign, Lionel Messi is preparing to take part in his first full season with <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter-miami">Inter Miami</a>. With months to go, the league has already released the 2024 <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mls">Major League Soccer</a> regular season schedule, so Gerardo Martino’s men already know what’s next for them.



The Herons will play 34 matches throughout the regular season, 17 of them at home and the other 17 on the road. Apart from facing each of their 14 Eastern Conference opponents twice, Inter Miami will also take on six West teams once each.



Messi and company will also play in the 2024 MLS season inaugural game, with Inter Miami hosting Real Salt Lake at DRV PNK Stadium on Wednesday, February 21 in the campaign’s curtain-raiser. 



From that moment, the South Florida team will try and make its way to a playoff appearance after failing to do so in 2023. Shortly after it kicks off the 2024 MLS season at home, Messi’s team will make the trip to the West Coast to play the Los Angeles Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park.



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<h2>Complete schedule of Inter Miami for 2024 MLS season</h2>



For the second straight year, the MLS season will take a summer break to make room for the Leagues Cup, which will be held from July 26 to August 25. Last year, Messi led the franchise to victory in the first edition of the tournament with 10 goals in seven games.


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<ul><li>Wednesday, Feb. 21 – Real Salt Lake (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Sunday, Feb. 25 – LA Galaxy (Dignity Health Sports Park)</li><li>Saturday, March 2 – Orlando City SC (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Sunday, March 10 – CF Montreal (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, March 16 – D.C. United (Audi Field)</li><li>Saturday, March 23 – New York Red Bulls (Red Bull Arena)</li><li>Saturday, March 30 – New York City FC (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, April 6 – Colorado Rapids (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, April 13 – Sporting Kansas City (Children’s Mercy Park)</li><li>Saturday, April 20 – Nashville SC (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, April 27 – New England Revolution (Gillette Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, May 4 – New York Red Bulls (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, May 11 – CF Montreal (Stade Saputo)</li><li>Wednesday, May 15 – Orlando City SC (Exploria Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, May 18 – D.C. United (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, May 25 – Vancouver Whitecaps (BC Place)</li><li>Wednesday, May 29 – Atlanta United (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, June 1 – St. Louis CITY SC (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, June 15 – Philadelphia Union (Subaru Park)</li><li>Wednesday, June 19 – Columbus Crew (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, June 29 – Nashville SC (GEODIS Park)</li><li>Wednesday, July 3 – Charlotte FC (Bank of America Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, July 6 – FC Cincinnati (TQL Stadium)</li><li>Wednesday, July 17 – Toronto FC (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, July 20 – Chicago Fire FC (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, Aug. 24 – FC Cincinnati (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, Aug. 31 – Chicago Fire FC (Soldier Field)</li><li>Saturday, Sept. 14 – Philadelphia Union (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Wednesday, Sept. 18 – Atlanta United (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, Sept. 21 – New York City FC (Yankee Stadium)</li><li>Saturday, Sept. 28 – Charlotte FC (DRV PNK Stadium)</li><li>Wednesday, Oct. 2 – Columbus Crew (Lower.com Field)</li><li>Saturday, Oct. 5 – Toronto FC (BMO Field)</li><li>Saturday, Oct. 19 – New England Revolution (DRV PNK Stadium)</li></ul>



Apart from the MLS regular season and Leagues Cup, Inter Miami will take part in the Concacaf Champions Cup. Messi and company clinched a bye to the round of 16, where they will play the winner of Nashville SC and Dominican side Moca FC.

The complete schedule of Lionel Messi's Inter Miami for 2024 MLS season

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami 2024 MLS regular season schedule: Complete list of games - Bolavip US

Inter Miami MLS schedule: All the games Lionel Messi and company will play in 2024

<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lionel-messi">Lionel Messi</a> has changed the US soccer landscape in 2023. But if <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mls">Major League Soccer</a> has seen the benefits of having the Argentine superstar, let alone <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter-miami">Inter Miami</a>. Apart from getting better results, the South Florida team has seen a massive change off the field.



According to journalist and Apple TV broadcaster Bruno Vain, Inter Miami have already ammassed an impressive $120 million in the wake of Messi’s arrival. In addition, all season tickets for the Herons’ home games at DRV PNK Stadium in 2024 are reportedly sold out.



“This season, Inter Miami received $120 million in total, more than double than the last year. For the upcoming season, the club has already sold out all season tickets, even though prices have doubled. They range from $845 for the cheapest subscription to $45,000 for the season in a luxury suite,” Vain said in an Instagram video.



<h2>Messi’s impact both on and off the field</h2>



Messi’s presence in Miami has revolutionized the league, making ticket prices go through the roof as the demand to attend Inter Miami games soared. In fact, whenever he was ruled out, ticket prices for those matches plummeted.



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The 8x Ballon d’Or winner also led to a significant increase in MLS Season Pass on Apple TV subscribers, especially in his first appearances for the Herons in the Leagues Cup – where he scored 10 goals in just 7 games to help the club win its first ever title.


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But his mere decision to play in MLS immediately increased Inter Miami’s popularity, as the club saw how its social media following rose after Leo confirmed he would join David Beckham’s team.



“From the 180,000 followers that Inter Miami had on Instagram before the talk about Messi began, to over 15 million. Which is more than any team in the NHL (National Hockey League), NFL (National Football League), MLB (Major League Baseball), and the entire NBA (National Basketball Association), except for three franchises,” Vain added.


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Messi has also helped Inter Miami recruit other big-name players, with former Barcelona teammates Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba following in his footsteps. This offseason, the club is expected to land Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez.

Lionel Messi makes an astonishing impact in Inter Miami's finances in 2023

Lionel Messi helps Inter Miami significantly increase their profit in 2023 - Bolavip US

MLS: How Lionel Messi increased Inter Miami's profit in 2023

<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/us-national-team" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">U.S. Soccer</a> finally put their foot down, as they issued a press release informing the US Soccer world and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Major League Soccer</a> that MLS’ intention to send MLS Next Pro sides to the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/us-open-cup" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">US Open Cup</a> be denied.



The statement was clear but left a big question mark, what happens now? US Soccer’s statement read; “Major League Soccer has requested to allow MLS Next Pro teams to represent MLS in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.



After thoughtful consideration, we have informed MLS that the US Soccer Staff recommendation, which was adopted by the Pro League Taskforce, is that the request be denied. As we move forward, we will continue our review of the Open Cup to ensure that it aligns with US Soccer strategic pillars. We remain committed to addressing the needs and concerns of all our members, including MLS, and other stakeholders to enhance and improve the US Open Cup.”



<h2>What now?</h2>



With US Soccer officially telling MLS to shove it, the question now lies in what happens next? Under US Soccer’s guidelines MLS cannot simply walk away from the tournament, if they do, without the consent of US Soccer, the league could lose its division 1 ranking, meaning MLS would not be considered the top league in the US Soccer pyramid.


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 MLS has no desire to play the US Open Cup, and heavy questions have been tabled as to just how important MLS views any other competition (Concacaf Champions Cup, Club World Cup, Copa Libertadores) that is not under their umbrella like Leagues Cup or their Apple TV deal.



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Recently in an interview with Bolavip, former US Soccer presidential candidate Eric Wynalda stated that Don Garber, MLS Commissioner, most likely did not like the fact that Lionel Messi, MLS’ prize asset, was playing a semifinal or cup final away from the league’s prize Apple TV deal.



“When somebody came in from the outside (TyC Sports) and said, “I want to buy the rights (to the US Open Cup), I want to put this on television, I want to tell Messi’s story in the United States”, that must have scared the hell out of Don Garber. That’s the last thing in the world that he needs.”



The reality is, it would make no sense for US Soccer to not have a chance to sell rights to the US Open Cup abroad like they did in the case of TyC Sports and generate huge revenue for a tournament largely ignored nationally, let alone internationally.



Having a chance at seeing Messi lift the title would be a huge asset for the image of the tournament and US Soccer, who has struggled greatly to sell the US Open Cup to a larger audience than diehard niche soccer fans.



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The ball is now in the court of MLS, who have stated before that the US Open Cup is not a priority moving forward. The breaking of the marketing deal between SUM and US Soccer seems to be the driving force behind the disconnect between the nation’s top league and federation.


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One thing is for certain, amid the most important next 3 years in the history of soccer in the United States, MLS and US Soccer are at a crossroads of interests, relevancy, money, and ego.







<h2>UPDATE MLS FULL STATEMENT AFTER US SOCCER DENIES REQUEST </h2>



Major League Soccer recently proposed to U.S. Soccer a plan for MLS NEXT Pro teams to represent the League in the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.&nbsp; MLS took that step because it believes that there are several essential goals and concerns that must be addressed in connection with the tournament, including developing young professional players and providing them with greater opportunity to play before fans in meaningful competition in a tournament setting, prioritizing player health and safety, reducing schedule congestion for MLS clubs, and enhanced investment from U.S. Soccer.



U.S. Soccer has subsequently notified MLS that the Federation is not prepared to grant the necessary waiver for MLS NEXT Pro clubs owned by MLS owners to participate in the Open Cup. Independently owned MLS NEXT Pro clubs such as Chattanooga FC and Carolina Core remain eligible for the 2024 Open Cup.



MLS is committed to finding a viable solution for the 2024 tournament and is working to find a pathway that addresses its goals and concerns. Moving forward, MLS will remain focused on increasing opportunities for up-and-coming players, a key component of the League’s player development strategy that ultimately benefits the U.S. national team program.

USSF denies MLS petition of sending reserve sides to US Open Cup

USSF denies MLS petition of sending reserve sides to US Open Cup - Bolavip US

<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Eric-Wynalda-USMNT-coach-Gregg-Berhalter-is-selling-himself-20230110-0017.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eric Wynalda </a>is still fighting the good fight, the former <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/us-national-team" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">USMNT</a> striker, coach, pundit, and U.S. Soccer Presidential candidate continues to have a love for the game despite some hits he has taken along the way.



In his playing days Wynalda was fire on the pitch, from explosive goals to an explosive temper, he always played with a fire in his belly. By his own admission he bit off more than he could chew at times when he was a pundit, as the powers that be tried to silence his voice. 



Eric Wynalda also knows that there are deep and dark issues in US Soccer, mostly managed by Major League Soccer, and which has caused him to even be blacklisted from visiting and chatting with the new USMNT stars. 



In a sit down interview with Bolavip, the former all-time leading scorer for the USMNT talked about the recent events that saw MLS pull out of the US Open Cup, how MLS for a long time has been trying to bring all aspect of the sport “in house” and how Jay <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/gregg-berhalter" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Berhalter</a> continues to influence a lot of decisions in the MLS- US Soccer pyramid.



Bolavip: What are your thoughts on the recent news that MLS is pulling out of the US Open Cup?



Eric Wynalda: Arrogant is the number one word that comes to mind. I think what I realized in my time as a player, commentator, or as a coach is that since Don Garber arrived, he has changed the business model dramatically. 



It’s not about soccer, it never was, it was about building stadiums, it was about these land/ real estate deals which make sense to an owner and not to the soccer community, players, or fans. 



(Garber) is not somebody who understands competition, but rather has a direct line or business plan that does not really include anybody else.



It’s either you work for us, or we isolate you and we destroy you, and that’s what it is in this particular case. The teams that play in MLS are the only teams that exist is incredibly short sided and sad.



BV: By excluding themselves from the US Open Cup, isn’t it only hurting themselves in the end? When Messi played against FC Cincinnati, TyC Sports in Argentina bought the rights to the US Open Cup, sent a reporter, did a pregame, a post-game, this is one of the most passionate soccer countries in the world, but they dedicated 48 hours of coverage for an American cup game. Isn’t that what MLS craves, worldwide recognition or exposure?



EW: It’s not actually, they did an Apple deal, the whole premise of Apple is to sign players, the league is going to sign Luis Suarez so people from Uruguay will subscribe to Apple TV in Uruguay. 



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(Note Apple TV is not available in Uruguay but many Uruguayans use VPN connections to watch Apple TV). 


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Same thing across the world, they are hoping to get some big names that would make Apple more accessible to people from multiple countries. That’s what the business plan is.



When somebody came in from the outside (TyC Sports) and said, “I want to buy the rights (to the US Open Cup), I want to put this on television, I want to tell Messi’s story in the United States”, that must have scared the hell out of Don Garber. That’s the last thing in the world that he needs.



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BV: Sebastián Salazar came out recently and was really critical of MLS pulling out of the US Open Cup, even suggesting that division 1 status be pulled. How important is it that many conventional and online media personalities spoke out about this?



 EW: Well, I really don’t put a lot of weight into what Sebastián Salazar has to say, am not a fan of his, I do think there is an ongoing lawsuit with the NASL with USSF because basically the USSF set standards that was a criteria where the objective was to build stadiums to achieve division 1 status, those criteria were almost unreachable unless you were an MLS franchise. 



So, places like Louisville or Tampa Bay, some of the smaller teams, (US Soccer) opposed ways to figure out ways to be more inclusive and figure out ways to help those clubs do their business better and maybe create revenue streams that would allow them to build their business. This decision (pulling out of Open Cup) essentially is meant to prevent them from continuing to build their business.



Division 1 status is not based on merit at all, it’s based only on the environment or what the stadium looks like, those are the only things Don Garber cares about is what the stadium looks like. 



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What the perception of the reality is rather than there is a team in the USL that is better than your product… We celebrate stadiums not clubs. That’s the way this works. 



BV: Isn’t this going against MLS original mission statement to promote soccer in the United States? Isn’t MLS isolating itself from not only their own country, but also creating these paper competitions (Leagues Cup, Campeones Cup), isolating itself from being relevant to the outside world? 



EW: That’s what a franchise system is, it’s the same reason why there are 32 Football teams, 30 NBA teams, 30 MLB teams, and eventually there will be 32 MLS teams, once you’re in the club and the bubble is closed that’s it. 



The only thing you can do is to wait for one of those franchises to fail and move it to somewhere else where you believe it can make it more successful. 



We’ve seen that happen in MLS when San Jose moved to Houston and am sure it will happen again. San Diego is coming in with a $500 million price tag, which sets another precedent which (MLS) will have to continue to go after a big number in order to pay everybody else. 



I know what that’s called, everybody else knows what that’s called. am not going to go on record to call it what it is. When you’re relying on Peter to pay Paul, we know what that business model is. It’s going to get to 32 and then that bubble will burst. 



Then some ownership groups will be asking, “where’s the money?”, “when do I get paid back for my investment?”, and that will be the moment when Don Garber grabs his parachute and jumps out of the plane and doesn’t care if the plane crashes. 


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BV: In the end this is a business, and there have been many owners in MLS that helped saved the league from folding, many who have built stadiums and poured millions into their teams, are we entering a time where those owners are asking, “Hey were is our ROI? It’s time to make money from this soccer thing?”



EW: Actually, it will be the new owners, they are far more into this than the older owners, the ones who started MLS, they got their money back. If you look at Colorado and from Stan Kroenke’s viewpoint, he must say, “Why do I have to put more into this? I broke even, I did my part, I have no intention of making this any better than I’ve done.”



Colorado is one of those franchises that could end up like the Indianapolis Colts, they get moved in the middle of the night and everyone gets the memo the next day. 



Five years ago I was in a meeting, what was interesting to me back then, I was running for US Soccer president at the time, when the idea of the US Open Cup came up and enhancing the property came up, and finding money, Riccardo Silva (owner of Miami FC and AC Milan) was ready to go, he wanted to raise $100 million to make an insertion that would give the competition the kind of exposure it needed with television rights and move the meter there. 



In that meeting Jay Berhalter, who was at that time a part of US Soccer, put himself in that conversation and said, “your lucky MLS is even a part of that”, meaning the US Open Cup. Which didn’t strike me until I thought about it later, by saying am lucky MLS teams are even in the US Open Cup, when pushed on it and when we said, “isn’t this an opportunity to grow the game, it’s US Soccer, wouldn’t MLS want to take part in that growth?” (Berhalter)’s next response was “am not MLS.” 



Well let me remind everybody Jay Berhalter is now MLS, he was then a part of US Soccer, he now works for Major League Soccer, so we really got to start pointing the finger or throwing darts at the people who make the final decisions, some are really horrible decisions like this one, it’s not all Don Garber, Jay Berhalter is the mastermind behind this, he is the mastermind behind a lot of things. 



That’s what we have to remember. He does work for MLS now, he is the one pulling the strings, and he never wanted MLS to be involved (with the US Open Cup) in his time in US Soccer and now in his position in Major League Soccer. Let’s make sure the real names are exposed. 



BV: So in the end this all comes down to the end of the contract between MLS/SUM and USSF?



EW: It all comes down to, regardless of Don Garber or Jay Berhalter, who have offices next to each other in MLS, both of those individuals sit/sat on the board of US Soccer, and our current president (of US Soccer) who is not going to make a decision. Cindy Parlow Cone is not making decisions at all for US Soccer, it’s not like she is doing anything.



Matt Crocker was brought in by Jay Berhalter, who doesn’t work for US Soccer. Mike Ford, the man responsible for finding our next USMNT coach, ask yourself where his office is, right next to Jay Berhalter which is right next to Don Garber.



When these decisions were made and Matt Crocker was brought in to do absolutely nothing, he was brought in by Jay Berhalter, who is still the puppet master in this entire operation, and his brother happens to be our national team coach.


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BV: What do you make of Jesse Marsch’s comments about the USMNT? It’s one thing if a pundit says it, but a coach who is realistically in the running for the position, was that ethical?



EW: You’re talking to the wrong person; I worked for ESPN and Fox and was almost fired numerous times for stating my opinion on things. My only goal as a pundit was to progress, and if you are the national team coach be it Bruce Arena or Bob Bradley you have to know there will be criticism.



I watched all our national team coaches fight the media and fight with me about my opinions, being critical is not the be all and end all of our relationship. If I think that’s a bad sub, well to me that’s a bad sub.



In my time with Fox, I was brought into a room numerous times and told “you must stop being critical of the US, they are our partners, and in that agreement we do not criticize each other.”



Then my job is impossible, if I really believe that’s not the right course of action, I have to say that, and I was almost fired a couple of times.



I am currently not allowed to speak to the national team, not because the national team coach doesn’t want to talk to me, it’s because their PR director has put me on a blacklist. It is what it is.



Am just trying to help but they don’t want help.



BV: The Copa America is right around the corner, it’s a huge tournament for the USMNT and their future plans in 2026, what is a success for this team, given everything that is going on around them in MLS, at US Soccer. Am sure the players know all that is going on.



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EW: Of course, they do, playing for the national team is not easy, it’s an immense responsibility, it’s an honor, and people would argue in the past, this is the best team we ever had, the most talented, because of where they are playing.



I think the perception of the American player has changed greatly, over the last couple of decades, and that comes from some of our goalkeepers, Clint Dempsey, John Harkes, Tab Ramos, Michael Bradley. These are guys who did well in Europe. Some guys like Jozy Altidore didn’t.



 I think the point is the Tab Ramos’ of the world or the John Harkes’ of the world and the guys who didn’t play for the best teams were as good or better than the players today. 



Tab Ramos in his best days would walk into this team and it wouldn’t even be a contest. For someone to say to me that they think Yunus Musah or Pulisic or an Aaronson are so much better than Tab Ramos are out of their minds. 



A lot of these people think soccer started in 2002 and we just have to deal with that. To go back to the original question in our case, we did it backwards we had a great World Cup in 1994, then we did very well in the US Cup in 1995, before going to Copa America in 1995 and beating Chile, the first US team to beat a South American team in South American soil, Argentina, and then eliminating Mexico only to lose to Brazil in the semifinals by a small margin. 



Hey, we in two tournaments (94 and 95) were eliminated by Brazil, the current world champions at the time only for in 1997 to defeat them in the Gold Cup, the USMNT first official win over Brazil. Then we were a shell of ourselves by 1998, I think we learned a lot of lessons in France 98. How you can get it really really wrong. 



What am saying is the team can build off of this Copa America experience and take it to the World Cup. And continue to learn how to win, have they had a signature win yet? No. In my opinion, no, in my time we were beating Russia, Argentina, England, Mexico a bunch of times, Poland, there were a lot of games that we could hang our hat on and say, “That’s a step in the right direction”.



I really don’t know if we have a signature win yet (currently). So going all the way back Jesse Marsch isn’t wrong he’s just pointing out the obvious. If you’re going to say something on TV, you better back it up with a stat.



<ul><li>Interview adjusted for time and context ** Later this week Bolavip will showcase an article about Cal FC’s US Open Cup run and how Eric believes MLS and US Soccer didn’t do much to help his team’s cause.</li></ul>

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Major changes are on the horizon for soccer in the United States. The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MLS</a> teams have opted out of participating in the 2024 <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/us-open-cup" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">US Open Cup</a>, impacting the chances for <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lionel-messi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lionel Messi</a> and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter-miami" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Inter Miami</a> to vie for this trophy next year.



During the summer, Inter Miami made arguably the most ambitious decision in MLS history. The Florida-based team secured a highly lucrative deal, signing Lionel Messi and bringing one of the greatest players in history to the United States.



This decision swiftly paid dividends for the club. Lionel Messi led the team to victory in the 2023 Leagues Cup, claiming his first title in the US and dispelling any notion that he came to the MLS just to retire.



<h2>MLS clubs have decided not to participate in the 2024 US Open Cup</h2>



Huge changes are set for the US Open Cup next year. Following numerous rumors, Major League Soccer (MLS) has officially confirmed that its clubs will not participate in the tournament for 2024, a decision that has caught everyone by surprise.


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On Friday, the league announced that MLS teams have chosen not to participate in the 2024 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Instead, representation will come from MLS NEXT Pro clubs, set to compete for the title.



As per the MLS, this decision aims to foster the growth of young talent and provide emerging professional players with opportunities to compete at a higher level. Additionally, it’s geared towards reducing schedule congestion, affording players more rest time between games.



The decision has surprised everyone. Earlier this year, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami came close to securing the US Open Cup title but were defeated by the Houston Dynamo. Now, they won’t even have the chance to compete for the trophy.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="576" src="https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https://images.bolavip.com/webp/en/full/BUS_20231216_BUS_92380_Lionel-Messi-6-1024x576_b0d075b2.webp&amp;width=1024&amp;height=576" alt="Lionel Messi looks on prior to an Inter Miami game." class="wp-image-90531" srcset="https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Lionel-Messi-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Lionel-Messi-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Lionel-Messi-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Lionel-Messi-6-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Lionel-Messi-6.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"></figure><figcaption>Lionel Messi looks on prior to an Inter Miami game.</figcaption></figure>



Naturally, this decision has sparked differing opinions. Some fans believe that MLS is undervaluing the tournament, while others argue that this change will provide young talents with more opportunities to play, potentially securing a spot in the main club.



<h2>What is MLS NEXT Pro?</h2>



MLS NEXT Pro is a league affiliated with the MLS, launched in 2022 as a project to support the main clubs. A total of 27 teams are part of this competition and is classified as part of the third tier of US Soccer.


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MLS clubs often utilize these teams to test young talents and subsequently promote them to the main roster. Sending them to the US Open Cup could be a remarkable opportunity to enhance competitiveness and cultivate better players.


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<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mls">Major League Soccer</a> has announced new rules ahead of the 2024 season, which will be <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lionel-messi">Lionel Messi</a>‘s first full season at <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter-miami">Inter Miami</a>. In a meeting in New York on Thursday, the MLS’ Board of Governors have agreed to implement a series of initiatives that may reduce time-wasting in games.



The off-field treatment rule states that players with a suspected injury who remain on the ground for more than 15 seconds will be removed from the field by the medical crew and remain on the touchline for a minimum of two minutes for further treatment. Exceptions to this rule are head or goalkeeper injuries, serious medical events, and fouls that result in bookings or red cards.



Another significant measure is the timed substitution rule, which requires substituted players to leave the field within 10 seconds. If they don’t do so, the replacement will have to wait for another minute before the next stoppage. In that period, the team will play down to 10 men before the substitute is allowed to enter the field. Once again, injury and goalkeeper subs are not included in this rule.



These rules have already been tested at the two-year development league MLS NEXT Pro, with numbers that lived up to the expectations. While ESPN notes that the off-field treatment rule reduced stoppages from an average of six per match to less than 2, MLS states that 99.7% of more than 3200 substitutions were completed in 10 seconds or less.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="576" src="https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https://images.bolavip.com/webp/en/full/BUS_20231215_BUS_92284_Messi-subbed-on-1024x576_0f030bfd.webp&amp;width=1024&amp;height=576" alt="Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF replaces Leonardo Campana #9 in the second half during a match between Inter Miami CF and New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on August 26, 2023 in Harrison, New Jersey." class="wp-image-92309" srcset="https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Messi-subbed-on-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Messi-subbed-on-300x169.jpg 300w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Messi-subbed-on-768x432.jpg 768w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Messi-subbed-on-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Messi-subbed-on.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"></figure><figcaption>Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF replaces Leonardo Campana #9 in the second half during a match between Inter Miami CF and New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on August 26, 2023 in Harrison, New Jersey.</figcaption></figure>



In the meantime, MLS waits for the IFAB approval to introduce In-Stadium VAR Announcements, by which referees will communicate their decisions to fans at the stadium and viewers watching the broadcast. Additionally, stoppage time will be shown at stadiums; and players who simultaneously require off-field treatment for head injuries will return to the game at the same time.



<h2>Despite the rumors, MLS don’t make big roster changes yet</h2>



With Messi’s arrival in Miami, teams around the league reportedly discussed the need to change the league’s rules in regard to roster building in order to build more competitive squads.



“We didn’t lose to Miami , we lost the game against one man Leo Messi,” Philadelphia Union coach Jim Curtin said in August, following his team’s loss to Inter Miami in the Leagues Cup semifinals. 


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“With Lionel Messi, nothing is going to stop Inter Miami. Their ownership is going to spend like crazy. They’re going to make them the best team in the league They might already be the best team in the league. That’s coming and I don’t think anything’s stopping them. I think the league rules are going to change. And It should… I think that’s coming.”



However, the only changes MLS announced for roster and budget guidelines are the following: Discovery lists will be reduded from seven to five players; clubs can use transfer fees from designated player moves as general allocations money; and to be considered as a domestic player, residency “must be established, or the player has to have appeared for an immigrant visa interview by the opening of the Secondary Transfer Window.”



<h2>Don Garber on changing MLS roster rules</h2>



Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber explained why the league will not change the salary cap system in the foreseeable, but he said the roster scheme will be modified when needed.



“The time will come when we no longer need to be segmenting our spending and not necessarily to provide more freedom, but because all of the objectives that we were looking to achieve with all of these strategic initiatives will have been achieved and therefore we can move in a different direction,” Garber said last week, via ESPN.


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“I think you’ll start seeing in the years ahead some streamlining of those rules now that we have more fans, particularly more fans that are looking from outside the United States with soccer fans of international leagues here and are looking at clubs that don’t have those restrictions. I will tell you it has really, really been working for us up until now. And the reason for changing [will be] because we’ll no longer need it. When that time comes, I can assure you the league office, all of our clubs and our fans will look at it as a new day.“

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In the last few months, Yassine Cheuko, Lionel Messi’s bodyguard, became a hit on social media due to his actions on and off the field. For example, when a fan approached the Argentine during the game between&nbsp;<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter-miami" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Inter Miami</a>&nbsp;and LAFC in&nbsp;<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MLS</a>.



After Messi signed with Inter Miami, Cheuko followed closely every step of the legend. The expert in Mixed Martial Arts was also seen taking care of&nbsp;<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/antonela-roccuzzo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Antonela Roccuzzo</a>, Thiago, Mateo, and Ciro when they went out on the streets during their new adventure in the United States.



Now, the bodyguard of&nbsp;<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lionel-messi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lionel Messi</a>&nbsp;has received an enormous distinction. The Inter Miami Security Team won MLS Security Team of the Year after planning and implementing an updated strategy to meet the security demands presented by the club’s exciting summer additions like Messi, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets.



In fact, Inter Miami’s matchday security routine was such a success that, according to the club, the system was replicated at many venues throughout the league on gamedays when featuring Inter Miami on the road.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="576" src="https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https://images.bolavip.com/webp/en/full/BUS_20231215_BUS_92226_lionelmessi-1024x576_97ef3bd7.webp&amp;width=1024&amp;height=576" alt="Lionel Messi with Argentina" class="wp-image-82552" srcset="https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/lionelmessi-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/lionelmessi-300x169.jpg 300w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/lionelmessi-768x432.jpg 768w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/lionelmessi-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/lionelmessi.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"></figure><figcaption>Lionel Messi’s arrival to the MLS was a big challenge for Inter Miami’s security (Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>



<h2>Inter Miami got a lot of MLS awards after the arrival of Lionel Messi</h2>



This week, the MLS announced four awards for Inter Miami after a thrilling 2023 season which included the debut of Lionel Messi and the first title in franchise history with the Leagues Cup.







These are the awards. Chief Business Officer, Xavier Asensi, was named Doug Hamilton Executive of the Year. The club also got Digital and Social Media Team of the Year, Marketing Initiative of the Year and, as already mentioned, Security Team of the Year for 2023.


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<h2>Who is Lionel Messi’s bodyguard?</h2>



Lionel Messi’s bodyguard at&nbsp;Inter Miami&nbsp;is named&nbsp;Yassine Cheuko and he is an expert in&nbsp;Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). At first, many rumors pointed out Cheuko was a former soldier of the United States with experience in the US Navy performing missions at Iraq and Afghanistan. That wasn’t true.



The bodyguard has over 300 000 followers in his&nbsp;Instagram&nbsp;account, including Leo himself, and it serves to showcase some of his experiences fighting and training all around the world.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="576" src="https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https://images.bolavip.com/webp/en/full/BUS_20231215_BUS_92226_lionelmessi-2-1024x576_44e2fa13.webp&amp;width=1024&amp;height=576" alt="Lionel Messi with Argentina in the World Cup" class="wp-image-83066" srcset="https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/lionelmessi-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/lionelmessi-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/lionelmessi-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/lionelmessi-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/lionelmessi-2.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"></figure><figcaption>Lionel Messi took Yassine Cheuko to stardom (Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>



Furthermore, it has been noticed that&nbsp;Yassine Cheuko&nbsp;is not an intrusive person in his work and has dedicated himself to keep Messi safe without interfering too much in his movements. This dynamic is both inside and outside the stadiums and has been applauded in his inner circle.



<h2>How much money does the famous bodyguard of Lionel Messi earn?</h2>



After the video of Cheuko tracking Lionel Messi’s movements off the field to prevent any fan from approaching for a photo or hug went viral, the portal&nbsp;“The Distin”&nbsp;published the salary of the famous bodyguard.



The reports point out Yassine Cheuko’s salary is of $250 000 for taking care of Leo,&nbsp;Antonela Roccuzzo&nbsp;and the Argentine’s family.

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<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/luis-suarez" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Luis Suarez</a> to <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter-miami" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Inter Miami</a> looks about to cross the finish line. The Uruguayan striker has been in discussions with the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MLS</a> club for some time now, after being named the Brazilian League’s best player. 



The 36-year-old has left a huge mark in all of the teams he has played for, especially Nacional, Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona and now Gremio. In just 1 year, Suarez turned back the clock and scored 29 goals in 54 matches for the club. 



In total, the greatest player in the history of Uruguayan soccer has 489 club goals in 800 matches. With La Celeste, Suarez is the country’s all- time leading scorer with 68 goals in 138 games. 



<h2>Details of Luis Suarez’s move to Inter Miami </h2>


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According to El Observador, Inter Miami could pay Luis Suárez a base salary of $4 million, and after objectives are met the salary could end up being $4,391,667 for 1 season. Basically, the compensation set aside had Josef Martínez stayed with the club. 



Suarez is currently vacationing with his family in Uruguay and Inter Miami is the offer he is more interested in, especially the prospect of playing with Lionel Messi, his dear friend again. 


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Suarez’s lawyer spoke to Inter Miami on Saturday, but no details have been given of how the conversations went. Although according to many pundits the deal is close.

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2024 is slated to be the biggest year in the history of <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter-miami" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Inter Miami</a>, a season where <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lionel-messi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lionel Messi</a> and company will have to go for broke and try to win the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MLS</a> Cup along with the other titles the Miami club will have at their disposal. 



A lot has been made if the 36-year-old legs of the greatest soccer player of all time will hold up as many of his teammates that are integral to the success of Inter Miami are in Messi’s age range. 



With the announcement of a preseason that will take the club on a huge road trip before the start of the 2024 MLS season many Inter Miami fans took to social media to voice their displeasure with what they see as a “cash grab”. 



<h2>Inter Miami preseason set </h2>


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Inter Miami is slated to play El Salvador in El Salvador in January in the club’s first preseason game. Then Inter Miami travels to Saudi Arabia for two matches on the 29th of January and February 1st against Al-Hilal SFC and Al Nassr FC. 



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The trip ends in Hong Kong on the fourth of February, but it is expected for a few more dates to be added, making it the most traveled preseason for an MLS club ever. 



A friendly against River Plate of Argentina in Texas which was announced two weeks ago seems to have taken a back step as the club is off to Asia and the Middle East. 



<h2>Fans angry with long preseason </h2>



On X, many Inter Miami fans were upset with the long travel this preseason will have on their players, in what will be the club’s biggest season ever. A supporter tweeted, “cash grab”, while another stated, “I agree cash grab. I hope nobody gets injured and they will play in Evo mode depends on score ofc. like score goal and keep ball in defense”. 


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Another fan wrote, “Super cringe and unnecessary”, while other fans are thrilled at the prospect of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo having their “Last Dance”.

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The wait will be over soon. <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/columbus-crew">Columbus Crew</a> and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/los-angeles-fc">Los Angeles FC</a> clash in a long-awaited 2023 <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mls">MLS</a> Cup final with the coveted Philip F. Anschutz Trophy up for grabs. Needless to say, all eyes will be on this match.



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After finishing third in the East, the Crew made all the way to the final thanks to strong play in the playoffs. Columbus took down Atlanta United and Orlando City before knocking out Cincinnati in extra time.



LAFC, meanwhile, have also finished third in the West, but they head into this match as the defending MLS Cup champions. Steve Cherundolo’s men beat the Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders, and Houston Dynamo to try and keep their back-to-back championship hopes alive.



<h2>When will Columbus Crew vs Los Angeles FC be played?</h2>



Columbus Crew and Los Angeles FC will face each other in the 2023 MLS Cup final on Saturday, December 9 at 4 PM (ET) at Lower.com Field.



<h2>Columbus Crew vs Los Angeles FC: Time by State in the US</h2>



ET: 4 PM CT: 3 PM MT: 2 PM PT: 1 PM



<h2>How to watch Columbus Crew vs Los Angeles FC in the US</h2>



The 2023 MLS Cup final between Columbus Crew and Los Angeles FC will be broadcast in the United States on <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/soccer/?irad=356358&amp;irmp=3119684" rel="sponsored nofollow">Fubo (7-day free trial)</a>. Other options: <a href="https://tv.apple.com/channel/tvs.sbd.7000?itsct=tv_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1000lS8e&amp;ct=BolavipUS" rel="sponsored nofollow">MLS Pass on Apple TV</a>, FOX Sports App, Foxsports.com, FOX Network, FOX Deportes.

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No matter what happens on Saturday in the 2023 MLS Cup between the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/columbus-crew" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Columbus Crew</a> and LAFC, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/carlos-vela" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Carlos Vela</a> will go down in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/los-angeles-fc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">LAFC</a> history as a franchise player.



The club’s first major DP and winner of 1 MLS Cup and 2 Supporters Shields. Vela’s MLS numbers are impressive and is the best output by a big-name Mexican signing ever, 93 goals in 186 matches. Basically, Carlos Vela is the best Mexican player ever to play in Major League Soccer.



After the 2023 season the legendary player’s contract with the club will end and there has been a lot of discussion if Vela is set to step aside at LAFC.



<h2>Carlos Vela on his future</h2>



“Everybody knows how happy I am in L.A., how happy I am in this team,” Vela said to ESPN. “But it’s a job, it’s a business. We know sometimes it [doesn’t work out] the way you want. We are two different sides, and we have to be on the same page. But I’m not thinking about that, I’m just thinking about the final and the big chance we have to win the trophy.” 



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Vela continued, “After that we will have time to talk and see if something works. If it doesn’t, everybody will be on their way, and we’ll have good memories and good history together.” 


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Vela has been consistent for the team over all but in the last two seasons visibly has lost a step, no longer as explosive as he was his first two seasons in the league. Unlike Javier Hernández, who has reportedly left the door open to playing for another MLS side, Vela is rumored to be heading elsewhere if he does not resign with LAFC. 



<h2>LAFC vs Crew MLS Cup preview </h2>


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LAFC will look to win their second MLS Cup, while the Columbus Crew want to win their third. Diego Rossi could be the x factor for the Crew due to his familiarity with LAFC and his impressive play since returning to MLS. 



The MLS Cup final will be played on Saturday at 4PM EST and can be seen worldwide on Apple TV.

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