Lionel Messi Set to Watch Patrick Mahomes Lead Chiefs in Super Bowl 59 Clash with Eagles

Lionel Messi faces a tight schedule with an Inter Miami preseason match in Honduras on February 10, 2025. Despite this, Messi expressed excitement to watch Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in Super Bowl 59 against the Philadelphia Eagles. Mahomes praised Messi as the GOAT of soccer and reflected on their meeting during a 2024 MLS match, where Messi scored and assisted in a 3-2 victory.

Football legend Lionel Messi faces a tight schedule as he is set to participate in an Inter Miami preseason match in Honduras on Saturday night, February 10, 2025. His club typically returns home immediately after away games, and the travel from Honduras to South Florida takes about two hours. Meanwhile, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes recently shared his admiration for Messi when asked about the possibility of the soccer star attending the Super Bowl rematch against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Mahomes described Messi as the greatest of all time (GOAT) and expressed how incredible it would be to have him at the game. Messi and Mahomes previously crossed paths during a soccer match at Arrowhead Stadium in 2024 when Messi scored two goals in a 3-2 win for his team. Messi, an eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, continues to be a massive global figure, with over 500 million Instagram followers.

His fame extends to American football, where he starred in a Super Bowl commercial alongside Miami Dolphins legend Dan Marino. Messi is also set to play a Concacaf Champions Cup match on February 18, 2025.