Messi Makes Major Money
By Anonymous (not verified), March 9, 2026
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$70 million
The minimum annual compensation for Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi in the new three-year contract extension reached last year with the MLS club. The deal includes equity in the franchise. “The reason that I need to have sponsors and for them to be world class is because players are expensive,” Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas told Bloomberg. “I pay Messi—worth every penny—but it’s $70 million to $80 million a year. Across everything.”
Inter Miami and D.C. United, meanwhile, drew a sold-out crowd of 72,026 Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, home of the NFL’s Ravens. It’s the second single-game attendance for MLS already this season in excess of 70,000. D.C. United called the Inter Miami match its largest home attendance ever, though a 2009 friendly against Real Madrid at then-FedEx Field in Landover, Md., drew 72,368.
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