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Lionel Messi, Soccer’s Most Coveted Free Agent, Picks Miami

Days after he announced he would not return to Paris St.-Germain, Messi, Argentina’s World Cup hero, said his next stop would be Inter Miami of M.L.S.

Lionel Messi, in an interview with two Spanish news outlets, said he had “made the decision that I am going to go to Miami.”Credit...Julian Finney/Getty Images

Lionel Messi, the player who has captivated and to a large extent dominated global soccer for a generation, declared on Wednesday that the next stop in his glittering career would be the United States.

In an interview with two Spanish sports news outlets, Messi confirmed that he planned to sign a contract with Inter Miami, the M.