Major League Soccer (MLS) could be facing a unique opportunity to revive one of the most iconic rivalries in modern football:Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi. ESPN analyst and former footballer Herculez Gomez has urged MLS clubs to do everything possible to sign the Portuguese star.
Should they? Absolutely. There’s no way you have Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi playing in the same league and not pay attention
Gomez recalled that few believed Messi’s arrival in MLS was possible, but Inter Miami managed to lure him with a package that included a stake in the club. He suggested that a similar offer could be key to convincing Ronaldo.
Nobody thought Lionel Messi would come, and yet he did. What did it take? It took ownership, and I think it will be a similar package [to recruit Ronaldo to MLS].
The analyst also highlighted the magnitude of the global impact that a reunion between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo would have, noting that the presence of both legends in the same league would capture the attention of millions of fans around the world and exponentially raise the international profile of MLS.
Everyone will watch the league, will watch this matchup, and I almost feel like you have to make an attempt, you have to try to get Cristiano Ronaldo to MLS
Is it possible?
Currently, Ronaldo has not renewed his contract with Al Nassr and is in talks with several clubs, including some that will participate in the upcoming Club World Cup in the United States, where Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will also compete.
In addition, it is noteworthy that Sporting Kansas City holds Ronaldo’s MLS discovery rights, giving them priority to sign him or negotiate those rights with other interested teams.
The possibility of seeing Messi and Ronaldo facing each other again in MLS would not only be an unprecedented sporting spectacle, but also a significant media and commercial boost for soccer in the United States.
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