On the morning of July 17, Beijing time, major league team Miami International held a grand welcome ceremony for Messi, and Messi received the No. 10 jersey of Miami International from David Beckham, and a new era of Major League Football began. New Busquets also attended the ceremony.
Messi's debut took place at the DRV PNK Stadium, home of Miami International, but it was not pretty, and the debut ceremony was postponed by two hours due to heavy rain on site. After the rain has subsided, the welcome ceremony begins. At the beginning of the ceremony, David Beckham, the founder and president of the club, spoke in English to welcome Messi.
In the early hours of this morning Beijing time, just hours before Messi's debut ceremony, Miami International officially announced the arrival of Sergio Busquets, and the 35-year-old former captain of Barcelona and Messi became teammates again. Before Messi's appearance, Sergio Busquets walked to the centre of the pitch, took the number 5 shirt from David Beckham and spoke briefly in English.
Then, amid the cheers of the fans, Messi walked to the stage in the center of the stadium, shook hands and hugged club executives such as David Beckham, and raised the number 10 jersey of Miami International, and a new era of MLS began. Afterwards, Messi spoke in Spanish to the fans at the scene.
After the welcome to Messi was shown on the big screen, Antonella and Messi's children entered the welcome ceremony wearing Miami jerseys, and fireworks were lit on the side of the court, and the ceremony reached its climax. Busquets and his family, as well as David Beckham's wife Victoria and children also came to the centre of the stadium and everyone took a group photo.