Fan mistakenly travels 1,200 miles to see Messi on Inter Miami – NBC 6 South Florida
Lionel Messi’s debut with MLS side Inter Miami is one of the most exciting dates for American football fans.
So much so that a fan travelled 1,200 miles to Philadelphia on Saturday to see Inter Miami take on the Union at Subaru Park.
There was a problem, though. A major one.
Messi does not make his debut with the club until the latter part of July. In fact, Messi was in Rosario, Argentina participating in a friendly game at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa on the day of his 36th birthday.
Here’s a clip of the fan shared by the Union’s Twitter. The fan, with a discernable disappointed face, held up a sign reading: “I travelled 1,200 miles to see the football goat.” The last two words were represented with emojis.