VIDEO: Messi a future NFL star? Different form of football embraced by son of Inter Miami superstar Lionel following move to the United States

The Messi clan decided to go chasing the American dream in 2023 when bidding farewell to France – with a testing two-year spell taken in at Paris Saint-Germain. They have settled quickly in Florida and are loving a more laid-back way of life in MLS.

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Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi is delivering on the field, as he breaks more records and generates MVP talk, while his young family are never too far from his side. His sons are being given the chance to follow in his illustrious footsteps after joining Inter Miami’s academy ranks.

Mateo has shown that he has inherited some natural ability from his father with a ball at his feet, but also appears to fancy himself as a future NFL star in the making – with the youngster throwing an American football around after taking to the field at Chase Stadium.

Messi and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo will be putting no pressure on their children to follow any particular career path – but, with sporting superstardom in their blood, there is every chance that Mateo, Thiago and Ciro will head down a familiar path.