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Tom Beattie

Lionel Messi tipped for life "like David Beckham or Michael Jordan" after football career

Inter Miami's co-owner has tipped superstar signing Lionel Messi to have a post-football career akin to David Beckham and Michael Jordan.

Outspoken billionaire businessman Jorge Mas has made no mistake of revealing his ambitions for the Herons and clearly sees the arrival of the departing Paris Saint-Germain winger as a major component in his blueprint. Undoubtedly, the signing of the 36-year-old represents the coup of a lifetime for the construction tycoon, with the transfer a landmark in the history of MLS.

Such is the World Cup winner's star power that the 60-year-old expects him to help catapult the popularity of the US league and leave a major legacy stateside. Having won 43 trophies across his illustrious career, the forward will arrive in Florida to unprecedented fanfare, with the move having captured the imaginations of the public at large.

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