Messi Follows the Money to Miami

Lionel Messi did what the PGA Tour couldn’t: turn down Saudi Arabia’s cash, that is. In the same week of the shocking PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger that assures Saudi Arabia will remain a powerful presence in global golf, Messi thwarted another massive win for a state that’s pushing to become the player in international sports. Instead of signing with the Saudi club Al-Hila for a reported $1 billion over two years, Messi chose Inter Miami, of U.S.-based Major League Soccer (MLS), as the locale to play out his final days....