The big news in Sports today - other than the PGA Tour/LIV Tour merger, which The Grandstander will be writing on in the days ahead - is the news that international futboler free agent Lionel Messi of Argentina, the hero of last year's World Cup, and, if not now, at least at some point in his career, the greatest soccer futbol player in the world, will be picking up his uniform kit and cleats boots and taking them to Miami of Major League Soccer right here in the U.S. of A.
Whether Messi's presence will elevate MLS to the Number One sport in America remains to be seen (it won't), but he will certainly be an attraction for the league, much like David Beckham was a few years back. Remember? I know that I will be checking the TV listings to see some of the Great Messi's games matches on American soil with an American team.
Anyway, this news made me think of a scene from Season 1 of "Ted Lasso." An injured and washed up Roy Kent, playing out the string for AFC Richmond, was contemplating his future and this was one of his options:
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