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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Argentine superstar now in the States</li><li>Has been taking English lessons</li><li>Doing much of his talking on the pitch</li></ul>This page contains affiliate links. When you subscribe through the links provided, we may earn a commission.<a href="https://tv.apple.com/channel/tvs.sbd.7000?itsct=goal_mls&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1010l39UY" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">Sign up here for MLS Season Pass through Apple TV and watch every MLS match, including Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami!</a>

WATCH: Lionel Messi speaking English!? All is not as it seems as AI-generated video of Inter Miami superstar goes viral

The Argentine superstar has <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/secret-meetings-10-year-project-how-david-beckham-signed-lionel-messi-inter-miami-co-owner/bltcc28a521e2bdff22 " target="_blank">made his way to the United States in 2023,</a> with a move to Inter Miami completed after reaching the end of his contract at Paris Saint-Germain. There is a big Spanish-speaking community in Florida, but Messi <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/lionel-messi-learning-english-inter-miami-rob-taylor-argentine-language-barrier-united-states/blte332b58115e16a52" target="_blank">revealed back in 2021 that he has been taking English lessons</a>.

WHAT HAPPENED?

A video released on social media has gone viral, with Messi seemingly speaking at a press conference in English. The clip does, however, come from the website HeyGen – which allows users to produce deep fakes of other people.<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">NO LE ROMPAN MÁS LOS HUEVOS A MESSI. CON INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL PUEDEN LOGRAR QUE HABLE INGLÉS. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InteligenciaArtificial?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InteligenciaArtificial</a> <a href="https://t.co/FT0WxvBdmE">pic.twitter.com/FT0WxvBdmE</a>— 𝙅𝘼𝙑𝙄 (@javifernandez) <a href="https://twitter.com/javifernandez/status/1701005160435298371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

Messi has only ever carried out press duties in his native Spanish and, despite some initially being fooled, the video doing the rounds at present is clearly not real due to the echo on the voice and the sudden breaks in speech.

DID YOU KNOW?

Messi continues to do much of his talking on the pitch, with Inter Miami <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/44-trophies-lionel-messi-all-time-record-very-good-hands-inter-miami-tata-martino-historic-leagues-cup/blt4c0a84c28d5bf241 " target="_blank">inspired to Leagues Cup glory</a> and a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-inspired-inter-miami-super-crack-mode-tata-martino-impact-us-open-cup-final/blt3b28687dbc4fa0f7 " target="_blank">place in the U.S. Open Cup final</a> since his arrival in America. He also has them in the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/anything-can-happen-inter-miami-lionel-messi-believe-mls-play-off-bid-10-point-gap/blt1d0bfee2983280aa " target="_blank">hunt for a MLS play-off spot</a>, while reigning champions Argentina are being helped down a qualification path that leads towards the 2026 World Cup.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

WATCH: Lionel Messi speaking English!? All is not as it seems as AI-generated video of Inter Miami superstar goes viral | Goal.com US

Lionel Messi is a man of many talents, but speaking English fluently is not one of them – despite what an AI-generated video would have fans believe.