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LA Football Club tickets would typically go for around $100, Jalón said. But as the LAFC takes on Messi and Miami? “... Now they’re sitting around a little under $800. And so everyone wants to be there, everyone wants to go see him play.”There’s one possible catch: Messi is set to play for Argentina’s national team next week, whichLos Angeles Football Club prepares to take on the Inter Miami club at BMO Stadium this Sunday.
“In terms of him coming to Los Angeles, I mean, it’s huge,” said Robert Jalón, an L.A.-based writer for the websiteBefore Messi joined Major League Soccer last month, local game tickets could be had for under a $100 bucks, Jalón said. Now they’re sitting around a little under $800,” he said. “And so everyone wants to be there, everyone wants to go see him play.”podcast, said he was floored by the asking prices he’s seeing for Sunday’s game.
But there’s a possible catch to this weekend’s game: Messi is set to play for Argentina’s national team next week, as that team prepares to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. This has led to some speculation in sports media that the 36-year-old might be kept off the field in L.A. to avoid burnout.However, “if you were to ask me to bet, I think he’s going to play — maybe he’ll come off the bench or something,” Helwig said.
Not to mention that if Messi sat out the game, L.A. soccer fans would be deeply disappointed, said Jalón, who also thinks Messi will join his teammates on the field.
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