Stephen A. has A MESSAGE for Inter Miami and Lionel Messi 👀 | First Take

1. messi is 10 times more popular than jordan all over the world

2. MESSI always want to play, but maybe his coach decides to give him some rest

3. Prediction: He’ll be a sub. Come in soon after halftime like the match versus Cruz Azul. Messi wants to play, but Tata will have to pull the brakes a bit. 4 matches in 12 days is crazy in pro soccer. Casual fans don’t understand that. The Inter Miami has a Wed and Sun match after RBNY.

4. There's somthing called rest period for players. He's 36 and just played 120+ min match. It's to ensure he doesn't get injured.

   Also, he played at wembley, camp nou, bernabeu….etc, nyc stadium or whatever it's called is NOWHERE close to them.

5. Why does he think his opinion matters after watching 10 highlight videos in order to find out who Messi is.

6. Messi🐐🐐🐐⚽️⚽️⚽️

7. Can Stephen A. stick to basketball and basketball. It’d be good to grow the game in America but it’s gonna be annoying hearing people who never watched soccer begin talking like they’re experts lol

8. Not only did he come to America and pass on NY, he said (MOTHERFUCK THE MECCA)

9. Rest the 🐐

10. (I am a FCB fan for life. A Context to my comment)

    So as he left the FCB not in the clear decline was a brilliant move by Miami. Also every American should get the opportunity to watched him in a game.
    New York is really the Mecca.

    As a coach, I would still have him to make at least 20 minutes

11. Nobody care u american ppl, whole world just following Messi

12. He was already great before coming here in United States Mr. Stephen A. He has 484M followers in IG while playing in Europe!❤

13. Who's running the sound on here?!? 🙉🙉🙉

14. He knows nothing of the sport! America should indeed be grateful to have the goat in this below par league.

15. Playing every 3 to 4 days, the heat, no pre-season… thats though man

16. Really now, Messi's already been exposed to the entire world for the past 20 years, where have you been? What is New York to him? afaik he can do whatever the F he wants

    Having said that, I think Martino will use him as a sub

17. Stephen A doesn’t know ball

18. Messi is the biggest sportsman ever to grace the planet earth. SA should know better

19. Messi will probably come off the bench towards the end of the game, like he did in his first game.

20. I am grateful dammit😂 I’m literally on google watching the game cause I don’t have freakin apple

21. Highly racist to mock someone

22. Messi doesnt even know who Stephen A is

23. how provincial is stephen a ? messi is global, as in billion fans. what’s the entire population of new york city ? 11 million ? please learn the difference between a billion and a million. messi does not need new york mls bush league to raise his profile. you need to kowtow to his majesty junior. pfft

24. Messi es el mejor del mundo por el gran talento

25. HE NEED TO REST PLEASE…MAYBE HE PLAY ONLY 30 MINUTES😊😊😊😊

26. Stephen A is a chump.

    Rest Messi.

27. The Mecca??? Of what ? Soccer. New York is a dump.

28. american dogs talking about the greatest athlete of any team sport

29. Funny how this old man thinks he is in the same league as Messi!!!😂😂😂😂

30. what did I just watch

31. Football in New York sounds weird .

32. Yeah, but the Red Bulls are in New Jersey.

33. Stephen a 🤦🏽‍♂️

34. well, you considering sitting down if you actually want to get to the playoffs. Why should Messi care about New York? Not even a football city…
    The only reason to start the game would be because it is his first Mls game. Crazy i mean he played like how many games 7 to 9 games in the last month …Without preseason training, won them already a cup, helped them qualify for Concacaf champions league, put them into the finals of an other cup. Statisticlly he already gave miami all they need for next season or year… Didnt this guy question some weeks ago Messis fitness and that he will tired… Messi won them the cup and put them into the final. It would be a good moment to rest the three elite players and put some work for the rest of them and some of the new players that havent had much time to play…

35. ….. Messi has played at stadiums with 100X the culture, heritage and fans compared to NY stadiums… this dude is a clown with a megaphone

36. Immediately I saw the title about Messi, I click, pretty simple

37. -From the creators of load management

38. Biggest clown in sports media. F him.

39. Bro thinks this is basketball where they run on average 4km per game with timeouts, 48 min games and no physical contact

40. He'll be playing the Redbulls in Jersey not NYC

41. Messi is bigger than any team or sport in the USA

42. 33 grados, humedad insoportable, 9 partidos seguidos, todos cansadisimos..Asi y todo Inter lo dio vuelta y Messi dio 2 asistencias…A comerla y sigan llorando😅😅😅

43. thisman is such an idi07, NYC is nothing compared to Camp Now

44. Who is Stephen?

45. 😂Messi doesn’t need New York’s exposure😂. The other way around ESE 😂

46. I guess this Stephen guy doesn't understand the world doesn't giv a flying f about MLS until Messi. You are getting this traction because of him. If he needs to rest he will rest. Screw New York and your " exposure" He was exposed for a long time.

47. HE S NOT A MACHINE. HE S 36 YEARS OLD.

48. Why every New Yorker act like they built the place 😂

49. 36 or 18 all players need to rest. Don’t care if is NY or Toronto, if they rest, they will rest 😤😡😤

50. Dude who thought he had more IG followers than Messi said what? 😂

51. Stephe A. Smith is a clown. He clearly doesn't understand Football

52. IMO MLS is an amateur league. Messi cant score those goals in Europe.

53. Who tf is this guy and why is he talking like that about Messi?

54. Who does this guy thinks he is talking about? I love this country but America is nothing in terms of football, the biggest sport

55. These Americans talking about something they know nothing about 😂😂😂😂😂

56. Messi is not here to entertain americans. He is here to have a vacation and retire in peace. While playing games every now and then. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

57. Never seen organizations go out of their way so much to script a narrative. ​​⁠lol the MLS needs Messi to win to help their narrative and get more people to watch the shitty MLS. All scripted and setup. All these made up cups that no one has ever heard about ever. Disgusting the length money makers will go to pocket people’s money. Tried watching one of the games and it was obvious when one of the defenders didn’t even bother to run and defend.

58. Can someone please explain to me how this league works? I don’t watch soccer. I thought they just won some Cup. Why are there more games?
    Also, why is there 3 more games?

59. Fyi Stephen A., Messi has played in New York several times in his career in matches more important than MLS (Copa America final and friendly against Brazil both at (sold out) MetLife Stadium). So there's no need for him to be "exposed" in the Big Apple.
    Ffs Stephen A. stop humiliating yourself by talking about things you don't understand.

60. Messi doesn't have to prove jack to anyone…Dude is the GOAT of all GOATS…no American athlete can conpare to MESSI. Messi is world wide…these American Athletes are local.

61. Bro Ofc Stephen a smith says this

62. Doesn't ESPN know that unless he's talking about basketball, Stephen A's hot takes are usually trash. Seriously, don't let the man talk about any other sports. If the man knew who even Messi was, he would not have used the word 'exposed' in his take at all

63. Okay, I'm here to tell you right now, we dont care. We dont care.

64. If Messi play I will watch live

65. People in the comments can't take a joke. Messi doesn't need you to defend him in the comments every time someone mentions his name; he can do just fine without you. I know you think you are doing him a favor and that you two have a special connection, but I'm here to tell you that's an unhealthy obsession you're using to fill another void in your life. Many of you will be angry reading this, but the biggest favor you can do for the guy is to let him live his life in peace.

66. The arrogance level is unreal. New York means nothing in the real world of Futbol.

67. Who’s gonna tell Stephen A Smith ? …..like if Messi need NYC media to be recognized 😂😂😂😂 Messi is world 🌍 wide … poor Stephen is so blind about accepting the fact the Messi is the most important Athlete in the world

68. "The MECCA"…..a phrase to describe NYC basketball. A place where the Bricks haven't won anything for FIFTY YEARS, but it's "THE MECCA" LOL

69. What a fool this guy. 🤡

70. I'm surprised they mentioned Messi and even more surprised it was on FIRST TAKE

71. Don’t ever post Stephen A Smith on ESPN FC again. Please

72. Messi has never and i mean never sat out a game willingly. Also stephen A this aint basketball. This is football. The real football. Load management does not exist

73. SAS being RACIST Again

74. 25 seconds in and I'm deaf

75. The lady's facial expression as Stephen is talking is hilarious 😄

76. He needs to rest otherwise MLS clubs stand to lose in the event he picks up an injury

77. Come on, give the GOAT a break and you don't want to treat him the way PSG treated him

78. Red Bulls play in Harrison New Jersey though lol.

79. Bias ESPN. Very soon no one will that you serious.

80. It doesn’t matter right step, he’s in the G league

81. This guy actually thought he had more followers than Messi. He don’t give af about NY lmfao he literally had more followers on insta than the population of USA

82. Football is a team game, what's interesting is how Messi in a month was able to improve the mentality, capacity, quality and chemistry of the Miami players until they became champions, even though they were always behind at first.

83. who is this idiot?

84. Crazy to see so many casual fans and the comments on Ronaldo. I’ve been watching both and they’re both aliens. No matter what your personal preference is, both are the best to ever do it. Maradona is only close to them at 3rd place.

85. There is nothing more annoying than Messi and Ronaldo fanboys.

86. This guy is clueless. How many ppl watch him talk?

87. Clearly Stephen A knows nothing about this sport, and doesn’t realize that NY needs Messi, not the other way around.

88. Why he talk like that? What's up with the accent?

89. Stephan A Smith got no reason to talk when NBA Stars like Kawhi Leonard play every other Year also acting like he needs to get his name out when he’s the Most Famous Person in The World 😭🤷🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

90. New York should be grateful that the GOAT 🐐 plays there. Not the other way around.

91. Messi is the only player who plays chess on the football field, what he plans requires a lot of intelligence, Haaland, Mbappe, Ronaldo and other players just kick the ball around… that's why Messi is great, the best and unsurpassed…

92. Now what Steph 😂

93. I love the espn supports people with special needs like Stephen A Smith

94. Messi didn't dissappoint in his MLS debut in NY!!!! LFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

95. Who is this black clown and why is he yelling?

96. What does Stephen A Smith know about football?

97. 😂gave them 35 min😂

98. I couldn’t stop laughing 😂 😂😂😂 “AMERRRICA” SAS too much

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