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Even Captain America 'loves' Lionel Messi! Hollywood superstar Anthony Mackie expresses admiration towards Inter Miami captain & reveals his children's obsession with MLS

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<p>Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi continues to wow audiences around the world with his exploits in MLS. He was <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/wasnt-my-mvp-usmnt-legend-alexi-lalas-reacts-lionel-messi-award-inter-miami-superstar-named-best-mls-2024/bltf4316515654b3054" target="_blank">named MVP of that competition in 2024</a> and is currently readying himself for more silverware bids that can <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-lionel-messi-lifts-trophy-46-inter-miami-superstar-most-decorated-player-all-time-inter-miami-supporters-shield-mls-2024/blta5661435124b5e01" target="_blank">enhance his standing as the most decorated player of all-time</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Mackie will be among those <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/captain-messi-inter-miami-argentina-star-officially-superhero-marvel-goal-celebrations-hard-rock-international-collectible-toy-special-powers/blt8aefbd0906782cd8" target="_blank">keeping an eye on how Messi is getting on</a>, with the Hollywood actor – who has taken on the role of Captain America in the latest Marvel blockbuster – revealing that he is a fan of soccer, courtesy of his family, and the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-inter-miami-mls-super-bowl-taylor-swift-nfl/blt39d85cdceedca32c" target="_blank">leading lights within that sport</a>.</p>

THE GOSSIP

<p>Mackie has told <a href="https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/anthony-mackie-danny-ramirez-protagonistas-capitan-america-hablan-pasion-lionel-messi_3_hTcCOZqHZ6.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqlgGeXJ1L6lYA7wn_AuYQ5hOfkG5joyFqsIbl3KBFMYQ8HMkHu " target="_blank"><em>Clarin</em></a>: “Everybody that knows soccer loves Messi. He’s the guy. My boys, all four of them play soccer. They know much more about soccer than I do, so there are certain players that they have their jerseys and they look up to. They are really into the idea of soccer becoming bigger in the States – with MLS – and taking them to games so they can experience it.”</p>

WHAT ANTHONY MACKIE SAID

<p>‘The Hurt Locker’ and ‘8 Mile’ star went on to say that soccer generates an “energy” and “magnetism” that “can’t be matched in any other sport”. He has <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/lionel-messi-no1-inter-miami-superstar-ranked-coolest-above-lebron-james-serena-williams-kim-kardashian/bltdca6f8797dda84cc" target="_blank">vowed to attend an Inter Miami game</a> at some point in the near future.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Messi – who has <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-marvel-from-thor-wakanda-forever-inter-miami-superstar-new-goal-celebration/bltabab8cd7b8669589" target="_blank">broken out superhero-inspired goal celebrations</a> in the not too distant past - should be on show there, with the World Cup-winning Argentine under contract in Florida through 2025. There is an <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/jordi-alba-reveals-lionel-messi-dream-that-hints-at-inter-miami-contract-extension-with-mls-cup-hope/bltc92f20232aabeff5" target="_blank">option to extend that deal by a further 12 months</a>, with the Herons confident that their talismanic captain will agree to remain in the United States.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Even Captain America 'loves' Lionel Messi! Hollywood superstar Anthony Mackie expresses admiration towards Inter Miami captain & reveals his children's obsession with MLS | Goal.com

Anthony Mackie has expressed his admiration for Lionel Messi, proving that even Captain America is a fan of the Inter Miami superstar.

Even Captain America &apos;loves&apos; Lionel Messi! Hollywood superstar Anthony Mackie expresses admiration towards Inter Miami captain &amp; reveals his children&apos;s obsession with MLS

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