Thousands welcome Lionel Messi to Inter Miami

Messi was welcomed on stage by co-owner David Beckham, with the Argentine then giving a short speech

Transcript

00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:04 I would like to introduce to you your number 10,

00:11 Inter-Miami's number 10, America's number 10,

00:15 the best number 10 in the world, Lionel Andres Messi.

00:20 [MUSIC - LIONEL ANDRES, "MARCHA"]

00:23 I'm about to follow down the hardest workers.

00:25 Real firm believer in practice, make perfect.

00:27 You can gather all the water, stay thirsty.

00:29 Took a lot to get us here, we broke curses.

00:31 Kill or be killed, the field show no mercy.

00:33 Losers just lose while winners get worship.

00:35 I came here for fun, let's get turnt up.

00:37 Somebody pass me a Budweiser, cold.

00:39 I want to rule the world, I can't hold you.

00:41 Hell of a life, I feel like I'm chosen.

00:44 Hand on tight, I feel like I'm focused.

00:46 Ain't never satisfied, I want more.

00:48 Kobe came and held us up, we back rolling.

00:50 Look at all the people in here, we got motion.

00:52 Everybody back outside, this on the toaster.

00:54 Whole bunch of real good vibes, it feels so cool.

00:56 I think it's about that time to get closer.

00:58 Whole lot of fingers crossed, a lot of hoping.

01:00 Wishing for the best, preparing for the worst.

01:02 I'm very happy to have chosen to come to this city with my family,

01:07 to have chosen this project.

01:09 [crowd cheering]

01:11 And I have no doubt that we're going to enjoy it a lot,

01:19 we're going to have a good time, and a lot of beautiful things are going to happen.

01:22 Thank you very much, thank you very much to everyone for this day.

01:25 [crowd cheering]