VIDEO SHOWS: FILE FOOTAGE OF LIONEL MESSI AS AN INTER MIAMI PLAYER RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (FILE – JULY 16, 2023) (MLS – Must on-screen courtesy: "MLS") 1. VARIOUS OF VIEW OF INTER MIAMI’S DRV PNK STADIUM & FANS WITH INTER MIAMI CO-OWNER JORGE MAS HEARD INTRODUCING LIONEL MESSI AS THEIR NEW PLAYER 2. VARIOUS OF LIONEL MESSI WALKING OUT 3. MESSI HUGGING PRESIDENT & CO-OWNER DAVID BECKHAM ON STAGE MAS 4. FANS 5. MESSI & TEAM CO-OWNERS JORGE, HIS BROTHER JOSE MAS, & BECKHAM HOLDING UP MESSI'S INTER MIAMI JERSEY FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (FILE – JULY 21, 2023) (MLS – Must on-screen courtesy: “MLS”) 6. VARIOUS OF MESSI SCORING THE WINNER WITH A LATE FREE-KICK & CELEBRATING WITH TEAM MATES AS INTER MIAMI BEAT CRUZ AZUL 2-1 IN LEAGUES CUP GROUP J ACTION 7. VARIOUS REPLAYS OF GOAL NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES (FILE – AUGUST 19, 2023) (MLS – Must on-screen courtesy: “MLS”) 8. VARIOUS OF MESSI RECEIVING THE LEAGUES CUP TOP SCORER & BEST PLAYER AWARDS AFTER INTER MIAMI BEAT NASHVILLE SC 10-9 ON PENALTIES FOLLOWING A 1-1 DRAW IN REGULATION TIME IN THE FINAL 9. MESSI POSING WITH THE TROPHIES 10. MESSI HUGGING BECKHAM & BECKHAM’S WIFE VICTORIA BEFORE WAVING TO THE CROWD 11. MESSI KISSING & HUGGING HIS WIFE ANTONELA ROCCUZZO & HIS CHILDREN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (FILE – NOVEMBER 10, 2023) (REUTERS – Access all) 12. MESSI WALKING OUT WITH BALLON D’OR TROPHY 13. MESSI LIFTING BALLON D’OR TROPHY & PLACING IT DOWN WITH CROWD CHEERING HIS NAME 14. MESSI LIFTING BALLON D’OR TROPHY AGAIN 15. MESSI TAKING A SHOT AT GOAL DURING WARM-UPS AHEAD OF A CLUB FRIENDLY AGAINST NEW YORK CITY FC 16. MESSI AHEAD OF THE START OF THE MATCH CHIBA, JAPAN (FILE – FEBRUARY 6, 2024) (REUTERS – Access all) 17. VARIOUS OF MESSI (RED BIB) TAKING PART IN TRAINING MATCH DURING INTER MIAMI TRAINING HONG KONG, CHINA (FILE – FEBRUARY 3, 2024) (REUTERS – For news purposes only, no resales) 18. MESSI MAKING HIS WAY OUT FOR TRAINING AHEAD OF FRIENDLY AGAINST A HONG KONG XI 19. MESSI JOGGING ALONGSIDE TEAMMATE JORDI ALBA 20. VARIOUS OF MESSI DURING CLINIC WITH CHILDREN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (FILE – OCTOBER 19, 2024) (FIFA – Editorial use only, no monetisation, no resales) 21. MESSI (HOLDING TROPHY ON THE RIGHT) AMONGST INTER MIAMI TEAMMATES LIFTING THE MLS SUPPORTERS' SHIELD 22. MESSI HUGGING FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE – APRIL 1, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 23. MESSI WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING 24. VARIOUS OF MESSI DURING RONDO DRILL FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (FILE – APRIL 8, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 25. VARIOUS OF MESSI DURING RONDO DRILL NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (SOCCER UNITED MARKETING – Editorial use only, no more than two minutes use per match, must on-screen courtesy: “MLS on Apple”, no use after December 31, 2025, no monetization, no resales, no sublicensing) 26. VARIOUS OF MESSI SCORING FOR INTER MIAMI DURING THEIR MLS GAME AWAY TO NASHVILLE SC & CELEBRATING HIS GOAL – HIS THIRD ON THE NIGHT 27. VARIOUS REPLAYS OF MESSI SCORING & CELEBRATING HIS GOAL STORY: Lionel Messi has extended his contract with MLS side Inter Miami to 2028, the club announced on Thursday (October 23), a boost for the North American league as the Argentine great keeps his career going. The eight-times Ballon d'Or winner had previously said that Inter Miami would be his last club but the 38-year-old has given no hint as to his possible retirement, saying that age would not be a factor. The 2022 World Cup winner led the league in goals (29) this season, as Inter Miami finished third in the Eastern Conference. They are set to play Nashville SC in the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs beginning on Friday. Messi sparked fresh interest in the league when he first signed in 2023, in a critical moment for the sport in North America, with Canada, Mexico and the United States set to host the World Cup next year. (Production: Stefan Haskins)
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