soccer history given a thunderous welcome in his new home stadium. only seven months removed from hoisting his first world cup trophy for his home country of argentina. the diminutive superstar, who stands only 5 7 , is now set to bring his outsized talent and celebrity to soccer s great unconquered frontier. the united s states. this is the equivalent for american fans of lebron james deciding that he is going too pack up andnd go play for the shanghai sharks in china. reporter: roger bennett, co-founder of men in blazers, a soccer media company, says the messi family s familiarity with miami was a major selling point. thehey already had an apapart and they have arrrrived here partiallyy because it feels lik home. > he is not doing charity. he is g getting paid. how big is the deal that he was able to strike? this incredibly creative. a groundbreaking, a deeply