"Messi fever is still hot in the US. It is even increasing strongly in the upcoming 2024 MLS season. Inter Miami is the number 1 team requested to buy tickets on StubHub, with all 25 best-selling matches. Including 10 home matches and 15 away matches," said the Miami Herald (USA).
Messi continues to have a huge impact on American football
"Inter Miami's ticket sales have increased 150-fold since the start of last season and are now outselling the second-highest-grossing team, the LA Galaxy, by 35 percent and more than double the revenue of the third-highest-grossing team, the New England Revolution. Ticket sales on StubHub for the entire MLS season this year are up seven-fold from last year at this time, with every team seeing an increase in ticket sales compared to last year. Messi is the driving force," the Miami Herald shared.
Currently, Inter Miami's best-selling match is the away match against LA Galaxy on February 26 in the MLS, with ticket prices ranging from $250 to $7,820.
The second match with the highest ticket price is the match between Inter Miami and New England Revolution on April 28, also away, with the starting ticket price reaching up to 150 USD (more than 3.6 million VND). This match is held at Gillette Stadium, which usually has about 20,000 spectators. But now with the presence of Messi, the number of spectators has been expanded to 65,000 to meet the demand.
Meanwhile, the opening match of the 2024 MLS season, with Inter Miami hosting Real Salt Lake at DRV PNK Stadium at 8am on February 22, has been sold out. Ticket prices for this match range from $105 to $2,500.
"Inter Miami's average ticket prices for seven away games are in the top 10 most sought-after games, and are on track to double. Their three home games are also in the top 10 most sought-after games in MLS 2024," the Miami Herald reported.
Messi (left) just played about 60 minutes in the match where Inter Miami drew 1-1 with Newell's Old Boys.
Messi and his teammates have just finished training to prepare for the 2024 MLS tournament, with a 1-1 draw with Newell's Old Boys at home at DRV PNK.
According to coach Tata Martino: "I spoke with Messi after the match against Newell's Old Boys. He is completely fine. His injury has recovered 100% and his fitness has reached the desired level. Messi is very excited for the season. Our idea is that Messi will play from the start in the opening match of the 2024 MLS season. Messi is ready".
Positive news from Messi has made tickets to see this famous player and Inter Miami continue to be hot, including both home and away matches. Notably, tickets to see Messi are being bought the most by fans of Argentine origin, second only to American fans, out of a total of 44 countries that have purchased MLS tickets on StubHub, according to statistics from the Miami Herald .
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