Nashville general manager Mike Jacobs says Lionel Messi's arrival is 'tremendous' for MLS ahead of their Leagues Cup final against Inter Miami.
to help them reach the Leagues Cup final, which takes place on Saturday against Nashville. Ahead of the showpiece event, Jacobs says the former Barcelona star's move has done wonders for the MLS.ahead of the final: "What’s happened with the addition of Messi and obviously some other really special players is tremendous for our league, the visibility of our players, our teams.
"Nashville SC will play in front of more people than in our club’s history and that wouldn’t have happened this weekend had Messi not come to our league. So I think that’s tremendous."Messi is, arguably, the biggest player to ever play in the United States, ahead of the likes of Pele, David Beckham, who co-owns Inter Miami, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. If they beat Nashville, this will be the club's first ever trophy.
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