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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think with Messi there will be a temporary boost. DH and I have always been soccer fans (even before we met) and used to go to New England Revolution games all the time. There was a spike in interest when Beckham came to LA but it was just temporary. I kind of suspect the same thing will happen with Messi. [/quote]

The problem with Messi though is the the does not currently, and might not ever, speak English very well. He's also just not a very big personality. Most of the foreign fans that came with Messi will likely leave with Messi once he retires for good.[/quote]

Lol, I’m pretty sure no one GAF that he doesn’t speak English. He has almost 500 million Instagram followers. His talent is so transcendent that it pretty much wouldn’t matter if he was mute. [/quote]

Soccer translates language, what language(s) he speaks or doesn't is completely irrevelent to the impact he's already and will have on MLS. He won't speak in commercials and rarely does at this point anyways. Not sure it helps him, playing in MLS (he literally has nothing to prove) but it will help the league. I only hope its long term, and not only 1-2 years. [/quote]

Of course it's relevant. If a measure of his impact is how much he helped grow the game in the U.S. , then surely speaking English would be more helpful. Not saying he can't have an impact without it, but it shouldn't be dismissed.

There are several montages of a mass exodus of fans leaving the stadium as soon as Messi was subbed off.[/quote]

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