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Lionel Messi picks Inter Miami, giving Major League Soccer its biggest superstar ever

After months of frenzied speculation, Messi chose America over an offer from Saudi Arabia worth hundreds of millions of dollars per year, and over a potential return to his beloved Barcelona.

Lionel Messi comes to MLS months after his long-awaited World Cup title crowned him as the planet's best soccer player.
Lionel Messi comes to MLS months after his long-awaited World Cup title crowned him as the planet's best soccer player.Read moreManu Fernandez / AP
    by Jonathan Tannenwald
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