{"id":57753,"date":"2023-08-14T15:07:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T19:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=57753"},"modified":"2023-08-14T15:07:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T19:07:51","slug":"apple-tv-lands-new-documentary-event-featuring-legendary-football-champion-lionel-messis-celebrated-stateside-move-to-play-for-major-league-soccer-and-inter-miami-cf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/14\/apple-tv-lands-new-documentary-event-featuring-legendary-football-champion-lionel-messis-celebrated-stateside-move-to-play-for-major-league-soccer-and-inter-miami-cf\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple TV+ Lands New Documentary Event Featuring Legendary Football Champion Lionel Messi&#8217;s Celebrated Stateside Move to Play for Major League Soccer and Inter Miami CF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57754\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lionel-Messi.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lionel-Messi.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lionel-Messi-300x240.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>The new six-part series is the first and only behind-the-scenes account of Messi&#8217;s new chapter, and following the recent announcement of the Apple TV+ docuseries featuring Messi&#8217;s thrilling career with the Argentina national team and his five FIFA World Cup appearances, including his triumphant FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 win<\/p>\n<p>Today Apple TV+ announces a new untitled six-part documentary event from SMUGGLER Entertainment, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Lionel Messi, the greatest-of-all-time in a sport that commands the devotion of five billion fans around the world, as he makes his debut in Leagues Cup and Major League Soccer.<\/p><div id=\"morty-921963021\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>After over twenty unforgettable and record-breaking years of excellence between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain F.C., and winning the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with the Argentina national football team, Messi recently made a landmark decision that forever changed the face of soccer in North America by joining Major League Soccer and Inter Miami CF. Fans in more than 100 countries and regions can watch Messi take the pitch with Inter Miami CF on MLS Season Pass, the subscription service from Apple and Major League Soccer on the Apple TV app.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with unprecedented access to Messi and his new Inter Miami CF family, this series takes viewers behind-the-scenes as the greatest player to ever step on the pitch attempts to lead his new team to a Leagues Cup title and beyond. From selling out record crowds across America at breakneck speed, to his incredible last-minute game-winning goal in his very first match, to moments with Messi and his Inter Miami CF teammates, the series chronicles Messi&#8217;s immersion in America, the remarkable journey and transformation of Inter Miami CF, and most significantly, the impact he is currently having on soccer in North America as &#8220;Messi Mania&#8221; crisscrosses the continent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t be happier coming to Miami and joining such an amazing group of people and organization,&#8221; said Messi. &#8220;I&#8217;m joining with the desire to compete, win and help the club continue to grow. I also think we&#8217;re going to really enjoy ourselves, have a good time and that very special things are going to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The currently untitled documentary event is executive produced by Emmy Award winner Tim Pastore (&#8220;Free Solo,&#8221; &#8220;Jane&#8221;), Emmy and Tony Award winners Patrick Milling Smith and Brian Carmody, and Emmy Award winner Matt Renner (&#8220;Free Solo,&#8221; &#8220;Limitless with Chris Hemsworth&#8221;) of SMUGGLER Entertainment, alongside Scott Boggins (&#8220;The Circus,&#8221; &#8220;24\/7&#8221;). The series is produced for Apple by SMUGGLER Entertainment, and produced in association with Major League Soccer.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2032645849\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The newly announced docuseries joins the previously announced documentary event from SMUGGLER Entertainment, tracking the seven-time Ballon d&#8217;Or winner through his sensational career, including five FIFA World Cup appearances and his FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 win, in one of the most exciting finals in history. 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