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Inter Miami, according to Lionel Messi, will be his new home.
The Major League Soccer team Inter Miami has signed Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, who made the announcement on Wednesday.
“I made up my mind to travel to Miami. I still haven’t completely closed it. We chose to continue my trip there despite the fact that I’m missing some things, the seven-time world player of the year stated in an interview published by the Spanish sports publications SPORT and Mundo Deportivo.
The shocking news was revealed a few months after Messi led his nation to World Cup victory in December and was awarded the Golden Ball, which is presented to the tournament’s finest player. It also came after reports of a return back to his beloved Barcelona and rumours of a big deal in the Middle East.
Instead, Messi has followed in the footsteps of other elite athletes by transferring to the MLS.
The transfer to Inter Miami, owned by David Beckham, is not wholly unexpected. When asked if he would ever sign Messi, Beckham, a well-known devotee of the Argentine, quipped, “You never know what can happen in football,” in 2019.
The controlling owner of Inter Miami earlier on Wednesday tweeted a mysterious image of a No. 10 shirt with a last name only partially exposed, exposing the final two characters, “SI.”
Although a deal with Messi has not been finalised, MLS expressed excitement about the possibility of having Messi play in the league.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the league said it was “pleased that Lionel Messi has stated that he intends to join Inter Miami and Major League Soccer this summer.” Even though there is still work to be done to complete a formal deal, we are excited to have one of the greatest soccer players of all time join our League.
Since Messi confirmed his departure from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) after playing his final match for the club on Saturday, there has been conjecture regarding his next move.
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Guillem Balague, a football reporter for the BBC, had previously reported that Messi was planning to decline a contract offer from the Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal.Messi sobbed as he left Barcelona in 2021 since the team was unable to grant its talisman a new contract due to financial mismanagement, which was made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The player’s father and agent, Jorge Messi, reportedly notified club president Joan Laporta on Monday of his son’s decision to sign with Inter Miami despite receiving a contract offer from the European squad.
According to the statement, Laporta “understood and respected Messi’s decision to want to compete in a league with fewer demands, further away from the spotlight and the pressure he has been under in recent years.”
The elder Messi and Laporta also concurred to cooperate in promoting a “tribute from Barça fans to honour a footballer who has been, is and always will be beloved by Barça.”
Messi spent two seasons with PSG and went on to win two Ligue 1 championships there, but he was unable to assist the team win the Champions League for the first time ever.
Messi’s tenure at the organisation came to an abrupt end when PSG suspended him for travelling to Saudi Arabia without authorization; he later expressed regret for the incident.
His final match for PSG resulted in a loss as the Ligue 1 champion fell to Clermont Foot 3-2 at home on Saturday.
Some PSG supporters booed Messi during his farewell game as well as a few prior contests.
Messi enjoyed 17 trophy-filled years with Barcelona, where he developed from a young athlete to a sporting legend, prior to his two-season stay with PSG.
Messi’s father had earlier this week stated that a move back to Barcelona would be his preferred choice.
Messi recently told CNN Sport that he will keep playing as long as he still finds it enjoyable and that he still has a few years left in him at age 35.
Technology
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Russian-speaking cyber gang claims credit for hack of BBC and British Airways employee data
Russian-speaking hackers have taken responsibility for a massive hack that exposed employee data at British Airways and the BBC and forced US and UK cybersecurity officials to scramble for solutions.
The ransomware gang known as CLOP claims to have “information on hundreds of companies.” According to a dark web message seen by CNN, they have given victims until June 14 to talk about a ransom before they start revealing data from companies they claim to have hacked.
An already urgent security crisis that has prompted responses from digital companies, organisations, and governmental organisations from the US to Canada and the UK is given even more urgency by the prospect of extortion.
Employee information at the BBC and British Airways was compromised due to a hack of the human resources company Zellis, which both companies utilise.
A BBC representative told CNN on Wednesday, “We are aware of a data breach at our third-party supplier, Zellis, and are working closely with them as they urgently investigate the extent of the breach.” The hackers’ threat to demand ransom was not addressed by the spokeswoman.
Last week, the hackers—a well-known group whose preferred malware first surfaced in 2019—started taking advantage of a new vulnerability in the widely used file-transfer programme MOVEit, appearing to target as many vulnerable businesses as they could. Due of the hack’s opportunistic character, several different organisations were left open to extortion.
The MOVEit software is utilised by several state governments in the US, although it is unknown how many of these governments have been infiltrated.
Last week, the hackers—a well-known group whose preferred malware first surfaced in 2019—started taking advantage of a new vulnerability in the widely used file-transfer programme MOVEit, appearing to target as many vulnerable businesses as they could. Due of the hack’s opportunistic character, several different organisations were left open to extortion.
The MOVEit software is utilised by several state governments in the US, although it is unknown how many of these governments have been infiltrated.
However, the work to counter the cyber attack is still very much in progress.
According to Charles Carmakal, chief technical officer of Mandiant Consulting, a Google-owned company that has looked into the hack, the CLOP hackers are “overwhelmed with the number of victims.” He stated Tuesday night on LinkedIn that “instead of directly reaching out to victims via email or telephone calls like in prior campaigns, they are asking victims to reach out to them via email.”
It will be months before we fully comprehend the effects of this attack, according to Allan Liska, a ransomware expert at the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, who also said to CNN: “Unfortunately, the sensitive nature of the data frequently stored on MOVEit servers means there will likely be real consequences stemming from the [data theft].”
