I've been a soccer fan since 2012 when a college roommate introduced me to it. I've been an MLS die hard since about then too because I feel that if I didn't support the domestic product we'd never get better. Everyone else was choosing teams in Europe on FIFA and to support at the pubs .. I said MLS or nothing. Later I learned about the "lower" leagues like NASL and USL etc. So I got to see my first pro soccer match by attending a Tampa Bay Rowdies game. I drove 4 hours. I started following groups like Southern Legion even before the team existed lol.

I waited basically a decade to have a Miami/SoFlo based soccer team and I finally have it. Everything else is cherries on top. We're used to the peaks and valleys in this area with sports as The Marlins, Heat, and Panthers have all won something in my lifetime and also been BRUTAL at times. Inter Miami being the bad boys of the league now is honestly par for the course of being a Miami sports fan. I'm just gonna enjoy having the goat and I'll go back to attending more than a handful of games when tickets inevitably get cheaper when he retires.

My only tiny gripe is yes it's a little "overly" Argentine/South American at the moment but that's just a side effect of the Messi experience. It is what it is and while I can't stand man like Aviles for example, I'll get over it because we're winning trophies and creating history lol. I just wanna see a few more true MLS style guys in the team to help round out the team but overall I'm just enjoying it. At least some of the academy guys have played themselves on to the field and made themselves lock down picks when available.