I am not sure I agree with the comparison to Messi going to Inter Miami.
Messi went to the US so he could follow in Pele's footsteps (and Beckham as well) and further cement his legacy and contribution to the global development of football. If he wanted the money, he could have been paid $500 million to be a hood ornament for the Saudis.
Forgive me, but I find it hard to respect athletes-- especially American athletes -- who choose to go to the UAE, Qatar or Saudi for some big payday when they have already secured multigenerational financial security. (As an off topic aside, recall that 15 out of 19 of the Sept 11 bombers were Saudis).
I have a lot of respect for Collin Morikawa (who probably didn't have as much in the bank as Tiger and Rory) for rejecting LIV.
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