{"id":289369,"date":"2023-09-03T22:21:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T22:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=289369"},"modified":"2023-09-03T22:21:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T22:21:11","slug":"messi-is-like-jordan-and-lebron-says-lafc-star-chillieni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/messi-is-like-jordan-and-lebron-says-lafc-star-chillieni\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi &apos;is like Jordan and LeBron&apos; says LAFC star Chillieni"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Lionel Messi &#8216;is like Michael Jordan and LeBron James&#8217; says LAFC star Giorgio\u00a0Chiellini &#8211; who praises him for joining MLS and Inter Miami: &#8216;It&#8217;s a really good choice to come here&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Giorgio Chiellini and Lionel Messi will face off on Sunday night in Los Angeles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Messi has been extremely impressive in the USA since joining Inter Miami\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Is Kai a problem for Arteta? Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off, Mail Sport&#8217;s new podcast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Giorgio Chiellini was full of praise for Lionel Messi ahead of his side&#8217;s clash with Inter Miami on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Chiellini&#8217;s LAFC will be hosting Messi and Co. at BMO Stadium, and the Italian center back took a moment to appreciate the man he&#8217;ll be trying to quiet throughout the match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He was and he is so really different from other players,&#8217; he told the LA Times. &#8216;It&#8217;s like LeBron [James] or [Michael] Jordan. They are different from the other ones.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s an extraterrestrial. He&#8217;s not like a normal guy.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>That has been wholly obvious to MLS fans since the Argentine&#8217;s arrival in Miami, as Messi has tallied 11 goals in 10 appearances and led the club to a Leagues Cup victory over Nashville.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/16\/75012527-0-image-a-28_1693754373036.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Giorgio Chiellini is in his second season with LAFC following his departure from Juventus<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/16\/74972103-0-Lionel_Messi_has_reportedly_struck_an_agreement_with_MLS_to_choo-a-29_1693754508829.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi has lit MLS on fire since debuting for Inter Miami last month, scoring 11 goals<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Miami, which will also play in the US Open Cup final vs. the Houston Dynamo later this month, is undefeated since Messi&#8217;s arrival.<\/p>\n<p>But LAFC is the reigning MLS Cup champion and sits third in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have to respect that. But we don&#8217;t have to be scared of them,&#8217; Chiellini said. &#8216;We cannot focus just on Messi. The game is LAFC against Miami.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Miami also added Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba this summer, along with U22 initiative players Diego Gomez, Facundo Farias and Tomas Aviles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/16\/75013065-0-image-a-30_1693754615589.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chiellini tries to defend Messi in the 2022 Finalissima between Italy and Argentina<\/p>\n<p>Homegrown midfielder Benjamin Cremaschi has also blossomed since Messi&#8217;s arrival, earning himself a call-up to the US men&#8217;s national team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Miami built a strong team,&#8217; Chiellini told the LA Times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;[The new players] are like cherries on the top of the cake, but the cake was good in the last month.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Miami and LAFC will face off at 10pm ET, 7pm local time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12475891\/Lionel-Messi-like-Michael-Jordan-LeBron-James-says-LAFC-star-Giorgio-Chil.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi &#8216;is like Michael Jordan and LeBron James&#8217; 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