Lionel Messi powered his team to victory in the biggest soccer match North Texas has seen in decades.
, FC Dallas not only looked like the better team, but it had the score on their side to prove it. As it turned out, the Argentine superstar’s goal in the match’s early minutes was only a preview of some rather dramatic coming attractions.
The eyes of the soccer world were on Frisco Sunday night, and let’s be clear: When the eyes of the soccer world gaze upon anything, that means the eyes of the entire world are doing so. Soccer is the indisputable sport of the globe, and Messi is its unquestioned king. But it’s not the first time the 36-year-old, seven-time Ballon d’Or Winner has played in North Texas.
This was for one game only, and it was played in a stadium that holds barely more than 20,000. To compare, Taylor Swift’s recent swing through North Texas had everyone, rightfully so, in a tizzy. But she performed three consecutive nights to more than 200,000 people in all, 10 times the total that got to see Messi this weekend. There was a reason ticket prices for the match were soaring past the $1,000 mark on the secondary market before kickoff.
The Frisco stadium has hosted plenty of futbol legends in the past. International titans including Inter Miami’s owner David Beckham, Mexico’s Chicharito, France’s Thierry Henry and Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic have drawn North Texas soccer enthusiasts a few exits up past Ikea in recent years.Jordan Maddox
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