{"id":8730,"date":"2023-12-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/lionel-messi-boost-wagers-on-us-soccer-league\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T00:00:00","slug":"lionel-messi-boost-wagers-on-us-soccer-league","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/lionel-messi-boost-wagers-on-us-soccer-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi boost wagers on US soccer League."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Number of bets on MLS increase 33 per cent compared to 2022; Lionel Messi increases global appeal of MLS to drive betting growth.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">The arrival of global soccer superstar Lionel Messi to Major League Soccer (MLS) has had an unprecedented impact on the US soccer league&rsquo;s popularity and betting engagement around the world, , with 2023 becoming the most bet on MLS season ever.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/lionel-messi-boost-wagers-on-us-soccer-league2.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Ahead of the 2023 MLS Cup this weekend, network data from Kambi&rsquo;s global partner network reveals that the 2023 MLS season witnessed a 33 per cent increase in bets compared to 2022, fuelled by Messi&rsquo;s mid-season arrival in July at Inter Miami CF which became the most bet on MLS team of the year.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/lionel-messi-boost-wagers-on-us-soccer-league3.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">The surge in popularity of Inter Miami, which is co-owned by former England captain David Beckham, saw them jump from the 15th most bet on team in 2022 to the most popular this season, one place above Los Angeles FC which play Columbus Crew in the MLS Cup on Saturday. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:x-large\">The number of bets on Inter Miami were 44% higher than those of Los Angeles FC, while Inter Miami were involved in eight of the top 10 games this season.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">The arrival of international soccer superstars such as Messi, winner of a record eight Ballon d&rsquo;Or awards and recently named Time Magazine&rsquo;s Athlete of the Year for 2023, has also given the MLS a global platform, particularly in Latin America where Kambi has seen strong betting growth in markets including Messi&rsquo;s home country of Argentina which saw bets increase 135 per cent compared to 2022.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Jonathon Hurst, Kambi&rsquo;s Head of Soccer, said:<\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em>&ldquo;The arrival of Lionel Messi to the MLS has been a landmark moment for the league and it&rsquo;s looking even more likely he will soon be joined at Inter Miami by former Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez. Messi&rsquo;s global appeal and star power have captured the attention of fans worldwide, and this has translated into a significant increase in betting engagement on MLS matches.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Messi is already the most bet on player in the MLS of the last four years, quickly catching up with Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107 and Carlos Vela as the most bet on player in the MLS of all time. The number of bets on Messi in 2023 are 140 per cent higher than that of Los Angeles FC winger Denis Bouanga who is in&nbsp;second place.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of bets on Messi in 2023 are 140 per cent higher than that of Los Angeles FC winger Denis Bouanga who is in second place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8731,"menu_order":271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4546],"class_list":{"0":"post-8730","1":"america","2":"type-america","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-the-number-of-bets-on-messi-in-2023-are-140-per-cent-higher-than-that-of-los-angeles-fc-winger-denis-bouanga-who-is-in-second-place","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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