10 things to watch during the new WSL season

No Rodri: Is Kalvin Phillips really the answer for Man City?

Pay up, Arsenal! Why £80m Toney is perfect for Gunners

Tough start for Neymar but Henderson's shining in Saudi

Rating every Man City player so far this season

WATCH: Osimhen refuses to celebrate goal amid TikTok row

Dutch duo Gravenberch & Gakpo make their case to Klopp

FIFA under pressure to remove Eto'o as Cameroon FA president

Zidane in the house! Real Madrid royalty at DRV PNK Stadium

Negreira scandal: Refereeing in Spain was 'not impartial'

Oscar Bobb: Man City's next Norwegian superstar

Messi-less Miami suffer U.S. Open Cup heartbreak

<p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><script type="application/json" data-placement="betting-e2">{"type":"betting-e2","data":{"key":{"mobile":"fb9f812b41240655c161bb3d4ad2cf3f","desktop":"671024543858da3e0dfea5d9450ab1a4"}}}</script><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script><ul><li>Argentine icon starring in the States</li><li>Fellow La Masia graduate very impressed</li><li>Defender keeping an eye on Yamal development</li></ul>

‘Never seen anything like it’ – Lionel Messi ‘spectacle’ at Inter Miami amazes former Barcelona team-mate Marc Bartra

<p>The iconic Argentine is not the only Camp Nou legend to have <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</a> this summer, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/without-sergio-busquets-lionel-messi-find-harder-ashley-westwood-incredible-impact-mls-rivals-inter-miami/bltbe48348b63bf6198 " target="_blank">Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba also now in Florida</a>. That have been captivating an American audience, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/lionel-messi-no1-inter-miami-superstar-ranked-coolest-above-lebron-james-serena-williams-kim-kardashian/bltdca6f8797dda84cc" target="_blank">tickets to see the Messi show becoming much sought-after.</a></p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Bartra, who is now at Real Betis, is among those to have been watching on from afar and has told <a href="https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/bartra-ganas-sera-especial-92109891 " target="_blank"><em>SPORT</em></a> of seeing Messi <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">savour Leagues Cup glory</a> during a stunning start to life in the States: “I’ve never seen anything like it, it’s a spectacle. I’m glad he’s happy in Miami, and also because of Busi and Alba, I talk to them often. And for Tata [Martino], who took good care of me at Barca.”</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Bartra is a product of the famed La Masia academy system and continues to keep a close eye on events in Catalunya. He has seen <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/barcelona-star-lamine-yamal-pedri-gavi-senior-spain-debut/blt6b004a2622088b5a " target="_blank">Lamine Yamal become the latest teen sensation</a> at Barca, with the defender saying of <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/record-breaker-barcelona-lamine-yamal-spain-player-debut-georgia/blt9dee093600f8898f" target="_blank">the record-setting 16-year-old</a> ahead of a meeting with the Blaugrana on Saturday: “Look, we follow each other on social networks, and I recently wrote to him and told him to keep his feet on the ground, that this will lead him to a career, and that mentality is the most important thing, even more than talent. He makes a difference and seems like a very good kid.”</p>

WHAT THEY SAID

<p>Messi <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/lionel-messi-love-return-barcelona-reunion-argentine-father-joan-laporta-talks/blted3e0be7ba7ad4b7 " target="_blank">passed up the opportunity to retrace steps to Barcelona</a> in the summer of 2023, as he went chasing the American dream, and it appears unlikely that Bartra will return to Camp Nou before the time comes for him to hang up his boots – despite the former Spain international refusing to close any doors.</p>

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

‘Never seen anything like it’ – Lionel Messi ‘spectacle’ at Inter Miami amazes former Barcelona team-mate Marc Bartra | Goal.com Cameroon

Marc Bartra claims to have “never seen anything like” the “spectacle” that former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi is putting on at Inter Miami.

Editors' Picks