The King of America https://www.tiktok.com/@allmessiandnonelse/video/7264750825174568198?_r=1&_t=8eju7aYYHlB

Al-Hilal Raise Messi Offer Past $1.5 Billion To Block Inter Miami Move: Reports https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2023/06/07/al-hilal-raise-messi-offer-past-15-billion-to-block-inter-miami-move-reports/?sh=4e28225471ad

Report: Lionel Messi Turned Down A $1.6 Billion Contract Offer https://thespun.com/more/top-stories/report-lionel-messi-turned-down-a-1-6-billion-contract-offer

Saudi Arabia Reportedly Offers $1.1 Billion for Kylian Mbappe https://frontofficesports.com/saudi-arabia-reportedly-offers-1-1-billion-for-kylian-mbappe/

Lionel Messi is reportedly getting paid by MLS, Apple, and Adidas—and might even get a cut from new streaming subscribers https://fortune.com/2023/06/08/lionel-messi-mls-apple-adidas/

A breakdown of Apple’s Major League Soccer deal https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2022/06/apple-mls-deal-questions-breakdown/

Lionel Messi to join MLS side Inter Miami after PSG exit despite Barcelona, Saudi Arabia interest https://theathletic.com/4589316/2023/06/07/lionel-messi-transfer-inter-miami/

What’s Lionel Messi worth? One calculation says $175 million https://www.livemint.com/sports/football-news/what-s-lionel-messi-worth-one-calculation-says-175-million-11598577592135.html

Messi financial boost to PSG revealed: Shirt sales, sponsorship and social media breakdown https://www.goal.com/en/news/messi-psg-shirt-sales-sponsorship-social-media/blt58386af5f29fed5b

Beckham league stats http://soccer-europe.com/Biographies/David_Beckham.html

What is your favorite sport to watch? https://news.gallup.com/poll/4735/sports.aspx

Money Games: Profiting from the Convergence of Sports and Entertainment https://www.amazon.com/Money-Games-Profiting-Convergence-Entertainment/dp/0804759553

Beckham sells 250,000 Galaxy shirts before he gets to LA https://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-beckham-shirts-idUKZWE35980620070713

Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Teams https://www.forbes.com/2008/09/09/mls-soccer-beckham-biz-sports-cz_kb_0909mlsvalues.html?sh=f616ce12ce9b

Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Clubs 2023: LAFC Is The First Billion-Dollar Franchise https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinbirnbaum/2023/02/02/major-league-soccers-most-valuable-clubs-2023-lafc-is-the-first-billion-dollar-franchise/?sh=7111f6735324

The ‘Messi Effect’: Inter Miami could achieve $1.5bn valuation within the next year https://en.as.com/soccer/the-messi-effect-inter-miami-could-achieve-15bn-valuation-within-the-next-year-n/

Jorge Mas tweet https://twitter.com/Jorge__Mas/status/1689758782828556288

The Hidden Details Behind David Beckham’s MLS Contract That Earned Him $500 Million https://huddleup.substack.com/p/the-hidden-details-behind-david-beckhams

CREATING A U.S. DIVISION I LEAGUE HASN'T BEEN AS EASY AS STAGING WORLD CUP '94 https://vault.si.com/vault/1994/10/31/now-the-hard-part-creating-a-us-division-i-league-hasnt-been-as-easy-as-staging-world-cup-94

The Hot New Trophy Asset: A Pro Pickleball Team https://www.theinformation.com/articles/the-hot-new-trophy-asset-a-pro-pickleball-team