Lionel Messi has also immediately become a crowd puller in the USA. According to the US magazine Soccer America, Messi’s new club Inter Miami was the first club in league history to attract an average of more than 30,000 fans (30,834) to away games in the current MLS season.
From Wednesday, the play-offs that Messi and Miami missed will be played in the MLS.
The record average is solely due to the signing of the Argentine star striker. Since his signing, Miami’s six away games have been attended by an average of 45,764 fans. Messi only played in three of them, and in the meantime he was injured.
When it comes to the development of average attendance, Miami recorded the biggest increase in the league: 21 of the 28 clubs achieved an increase of more than ten percent, Messi’s team even reached the highest level of 40 percent. In addition, 14 MLS teams had an average attendance of at least 20,000; of the European top 5 leagues, according to Soccer America, only Germany and England (18 each) achieved this in 2022/23.
A season highlight in US football was the record derby in Los Angeles: On the national holiday, July 4th, 82,110 fans watched the game between Los Angeles Galaxy and Los Angeles FC (2:1) in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California – more than ever before in an MLS game.
2023-10-24 10:52:55
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