Lionel Messi, a teammate at Inter Miami, provided an update on his English, and USMNT player Julian Gressel revealed that he is still “bilingual.”

Eight times Winner of the Ballon d’Or Messi, who played for Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain in Spain and France, relocated to the United States in the summer of 2023. It might have been a little shocking to move to an English-speaking nation, but Florida is home to a sizable Spanish-speaking population.

In addition, Messi has made many of friends both on and off the field in Miami thanks to the presence of former Barcelona teammates Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba, and Sergio Busquets. Tata Martino, the former coach of the Blaugranas, is in charge at Chase Stadium.

Argentine legend Gressel, a US international, is attempting to overcome a language barrier in his own tongue. He provided an update on the progress of this approach to the PLAYER/MANAGER podcast. You know, talks are still happening and people are still hurling small English words at me or at us in general. Although there is undoubtedly more communication in Spanish now, it’s still all fun and games, and occasionally he even cracks jokes in English when we discuss things like basketball or other topics. However, it is unquestionably still bilingual.

Messi’s leadership style has always been to inspire via action rather than words. He still doing it in 2024, as evidenced by his 11 goals in 10 games this season, which has helped Inter Miami win the MLS Eastern Conference and start to spark MVP debate.