In Lionel Messi’s press conference on Thursday — his first since joining Inter Miami in July — the Argentine superstar made it clear that artificial playing surfaces will not prevent him from appearing in any of his new team’s upcoming matches. Messi’s play in his first six matches with Inter Miami has silenced most doubts about his level of commitment to his latest endeavor. His nine goals are leading the Leagues Cup scoring race and Miami has yet to lose with Messi on the field after going winless in 11 matches before his arrival. Inter Miami will face Nashville SC in...
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“The truth is my youth was spent on artificial turf, my whole life was on that pitch,” he said. “Truth is it’s been a while since I’ve played on artificial turf, but I have no problem adapting myself again.” Messi’s boss, Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham, was vocal about his issues with artificial turf when he played for the“As a professional athlete, you can’t play a game like soccer on that sort of field,” Beckham said in 2007 after sitting out a match with at Toronto’s BMO Field, which had FieldTurf at the time , due to an ankle injury. “What it does to your body as a soccer player, you’re in bits for three days after that.
Messi’s former teammate at Barcelona, Thierry Henry, also avoided artificial turf during his time with the“Maybe I need to remind you,” Henry said in 2011. “Turf is one of the most severe things I’ve seen for us to play on.”
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