Messi instead chose a league that was once the choice of another soccer legend, Pele.
The two world soccer legends both chose the United States, because of their love and dedication to soccer.
The United States is a big country, but not a soccer country.
However, for people like Pele and Messi, changing an environment that does not love soccer, to love soccer more, is definitely more challenging and more exciting.
It also has to do with a great dedication to soccer, that the sport should be just as widely played in any part of the world, because of its benefits beyond just sports and football.
To be a Good Person
Conversely, for the United States and Major League Soccer (MLS), Messi is a godsend.
He will be the magnet and inspiration that makes more and more children in Uncle Sam’s country fall in love with and play soccer.
“I believe Leo will change the league in the United States. I’m sure it will become more popular again,” said Neymar, Leo Messi’s best friend and clubmate at Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain.
Pele has done that sort of thing in the past.
Pele has given another, brighter, more positive color to American football, laying the foundation for the country’s current, more popular soccer face.
For reasons beyond money and glory, Messi would be far better off joining the Albiceleste to try out Indonesia in a June 19 friendly.
Going to Indonesia is also about something beyond money and popularity.
Going to Indonesia is about football, about how football is getting bigger and more widely enjoyed, which is certainly something Messi cares about.
More importantly it’s about inspiration from a superstar for a part of the world that loves soccer so deeply and wants a better and better soccer ecosystem.
