Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine's "Athlete of the Year" for 2023 after a trailblazing season marked by an eighth Ballon d'Or award and his groundbreaking move to Major League Soccer's (MLS) Inter Miami.
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Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine's "Athlete of the Year" for 2023 after a trailblazing season marked by an eighth Ballon d'Or award and his groundbreaking move to Major League Soccer's (MLS) Inter Miami.
After the Argentine superstar failed to rescue Inter Miami’s league campaign, questions surfaced about how he might spend the offseason.The first season of Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi project was all going to plan. The greatest player of his generation was banging in goals, driving subscriptions to Major League Soccer matches on Apple TV and selling out stadiums wherever he went. Messi seemed happy and engaged. He even looked good in Miami’s flamingo-pink kit.
With a last-minute free-kick goal, Major League Soccer’s newest superstar delivered the unforgettable moment the league is banking on.