{"id":6755,"date":"2023-08-23T16:39:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T16:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/08\/23\/lionel-messi-goes-viral-for-press-conference-moment-with-inter-miami-shirt-as-fans\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T16:39:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T16:39:16","slug":"lionel-messi-goes-viral-for-press-conference-moment-with-inter-miami-shirt-as-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/lionel-messi-goes-viral-for-press-conference-moment-with-inter-miami-shirt-as-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi goes viral for press conference moment with Inter Miami shirt &#8211; as fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" wp_automatic_readability=\"76.086021505376\">\n<h2>Lionel Messi goes viral for press conference moment with Inter Miami shirt &#8211; as fans hilariously compare it to Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s awkward effort at 2018 Juventus unveiling<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Inter Miami&#8217;s Lionel Messi wowed fans with his shirt-folding ability last week<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>And one fan found a way to hilariously compare his skills to Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>WATCH: <a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tiD8zEXwNl4\">&#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;<\/a> &#8211; Episode 2 &#8211; Mail Sport&#8217;s brand new football show<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-146\/jake-nisse.html\" class=\"author\" rel=\"noopener\">Jake Nisse For Dailymail.Com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2023-08-23T17:34:01+0100\"> 12:34 EDT, 23 August 2023 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/sport\/football\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/7.2.0\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.18.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/9.6.1\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.18.1\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.18.1\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 8]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 9]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> -->  <!--<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>   <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. 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width: 0; min-width: 100%; \" wp_automatic_readability=\"2\" id=\"xp-iframe-llnyedu4rrz47kwdymb\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>    <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In the clip, the Portuguese star can be seen taking far longer than his rival to fold up the Old Lady&#8217;s shirt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ronaldo, now of Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, would go on to have a strong first season with Juventus, scoring 21 league goals and leading the club to a Serie A title.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Messi went on to lead Miami to its first trophy on Saturday night, as the club beat Nashville 10-9 on penalties to win the Leagues Cup.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c012174d307069f\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/23\/16\/74644061-12437459-Lionel_Messi_folds_his_Inter_Miami_shirt-a-30_1692804173563.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Lionel Messi folds his Inter Miami shirt\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c012174d307069f\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/23\/16\/74644061-12437459-Lionel_Messi_folds_his_Inter_Miami_shirt-a-30_1692804173563.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Lionel Messi folds his Inter Miami shirt\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8300aff6625aed72\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/23\/16\/74644263-12437459-Cristiano_Ronaldo_folds_his_Juventus_shirt-a-31_1692804209672.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo folds his Juventus shirt\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8300aff6625aed72\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/23\/16\/74644263-12437459-Cristiano_Ronaldo_folds_his_Juventus_shirt-a-31_1692804209672.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo folds his Juventus shirt\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Messi&#8217;s shirt-folding was compared to Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s attempts in 2018 with Juventus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-855f868ec75e0930\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/23\/16\/74578019-12437459-Messi_was_in_tremendous_form_throughout_the_cup_run_and_scored_1-a-4_1692802986100.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Lionel Messi helped lift Miami to a Leagues Cup victory on Saturday night vs. Nashville\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-855f868ec75e0930\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/23\/16\/74578019-12437459-Messi_was_in_tremendous_form_throughout_the_cup_run_and_scored_1-a-4_1692802986100.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Lionel Messi helped lift Miami to a Leagues Cup victory on Saturday night vs. Nashville\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Lionel Messi helped lift Miami to a Leagues Cup victory on Saturday night vs. Nashville<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Argentine opened the scoring with a tremendous upper-90 strike in the 23rd minute before converting his penalty in the shootout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Through seven appearances for Miami, Messi has already scored 10 goals, with his club &#8211; still the bottom-dwellers of MLS&#8217; standings &#8211; not losing any of those matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Messi will try and get Miami closer to another trophy on Wednesday when his side <a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12437393\/Lionel-Messis-Inter-Miami-game-tonight-FREE-CBS-Sports-app-Pandora-Pluto-TV-Cincinnati-MLS.html\" rel=\"noopener\">faces Cincinnati in the US Open Cup semifinal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And he&#8217;ll make his MLS debut on Saturday when his side visits the New York Red Bulls.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/sport\/football\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<div class=\"column-content cleared\">\n<div class=\"shareArticles\">\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot><\/p>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12437459\/Lionel-Messi-moment-viral-Inter-Miami-shirt-Cristiano-Ronaldo-Juventus.html?ns_mchannel=rss&#038;ns_campaign=1490&#038;ito=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi goes viral for press conference moment with Inter Miami shirt &#8211; 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