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Tickets to The SC Leagues Cup final, Nashville v Inter Miami CF, are skyrocketing. The current most affordable ticket is $648.79, and that's to stand the entirety of the match. The most expensive ticket is listed at $8,000 on SeatGeek. The reason for the soaring ticket price is Miami's star player, Lionel Messi.
Forbes has listed Messi as the second highest paid athlete of 2023, with total earnings so far coming in at $130 Million. To put that into perspective, Lebron James comes in 4th at 119.5 Million, and Tom Brady comes in at 50th at 45.2 Million. Messi's millions are made in not only the talent he brings to the field, but also in endorsement deals netting him a cool $20 Mil, a retail line in Barcelona, and a lifelong Adidas deal.