Lionel Messi at the Club World Cup makes sense but how he got there is ridiculous
Briefly

"By handing Miami a spot via the Supporters' Shield, which is the trophy handed to the MLS side with the best record over the regular season, FIFA has shone a light on the legitimacy and authenticity of the new-look Club World Cup."
"Miami has just broken the MLS record for most points won in a regular season, with 74 from 34 matches, reached on the final day of the campaign when they thrashed New England Revolution 6-2 with Messi scoring an 11-minute hat-trick off the bench."
"The time for subtlety has passed. Lionel Messi Inter Miami have qualified for next summer's new-fangled, massively-enlarged Club World Cup, to be played in the United States."
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