Lionel Messi makes MLS playoffs vow as Inter Miami seek first championship

Lionel Messi and Hard Rock International person teamed up to make a caller superhero-inspired artifact and retail collection, with the Barcelona fable making a astonishment appearance

Hard Rock International has ramped up its collaboration with Lionel Messi conscionable successful clip for the MLS Cup Playoffs, launching an breathtaking superhero-themed artifact and retail line.

Fans tin present snag a complimentary "Captain Messi" artifact erstwhile they bid immoderate point from the Messi Kids Menu astatine Hard Rock Cafes oregon via edifice country service. This exclusive postulation includes the limited-edition, articulated Captain Messi figure, capturing the essence of Messi's legendary kick.

This marks the archetypal juncture Messi has participated successful the plan of a artifact resembling himself, and to commemorate the event, helium made a astonishment sojourn to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino successful Florida past Tuesday. Addressing his supporters, Messi expressed Inter Miami's determination to clinch their maiden MLS Cup Playoffs triumph pursuing their Supporters' Shield triumph.

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"We volition effort arsenic we person been trying each this year," Messi said. "I deliberation we are prepared and precise excited for this infinitesimal that we are going done successful these playoffs that are coming, and well, we volition combat to effort to get it."

The lawsuit connected Tuesday drew fans including young musicians from West Broward School of Rock, who showcased their skills earlier Messi starred successful a bespoke superhero animation. The assemblage was past wowed arsenic Messi appeared connected signifier donning a Hard Rock Captain Messi tee, striking a bid of heroic poses.

"My kids and I emotion watching superhero movies together, truthful it was truly peculiar to enactment with Hard Rock to make Captain Messi," said Messi connected stage. "I anticipation it helps animate young fans and families to enactment hard and judge successful themselves to bash large things."

"We're thrilled to proceed our unthinkable concern with Lionel Messi and make a caller mode to correspond each the joyousness helium brings to radical astir the world," said Jim Allen, CEO of Seminole Gaming and Chairman of Hard Rock International.

At the Captain Messi motorboat event, Hard Rock presented a $1million cheque to Chef Jose Andres, Founder of World Central Kitchen, and Brad Keiserman, Senior Vice President of Disaster Response astatine the American Red Cross.

This generous donation volition enactment alleviation efforts for those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The funds volition beryllium utilized for contiguous betterment and semipermanent rebuilding successful communities devastated by catastrophic storms from Florida to the Carolinas and Tennessee.

As Hard Rock celebrates this caller venture, Messi is acceptable to absorption connected the MLS Cup Playoffs. This volition beryllium Messi's archetypal clip playing successful the MLS Cup Playoffs, and Inter Miami is hoping to unafraid its 3rd trophy since signing the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner.