Updated Dec. 22, 2025, 12:38 p.m. ET
Moving into a new stadium is never cheap, and Inter Miami has discovered a novel way to raise some revenue ahead of opening Miami Freedom Park next year.
The Herons announced they will be selling off patches of turf from Chase Stadium, where the club lifted its first MLS Cup earlier this month.
Inter Miami called the Ft. Lauderdale venue home for the first six years of its existence, entering the league as an expansion side in 2020.
Chase Stadium became a hotbed of MLS attention in 2023 after the arrival of Lionel Messi. The Argentine superstar was followed by several of his former Barcelona teammates including Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suárez.
Before Inter Miami relocates to its new home in 2026, the club is offering five different options for fans seeking to purchase some of the hallowed ground upon which its star-studded roster did their business.
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At $50, the acrylic key ring is the thriftiest option for fans who would still like to own some grass that Messi’s cleats probably touched.
The five offerings go all the way up to the “ultra box” at $750, which includes a piece of turf along with a gold-etched metal ticket inside an acrylic cube.
Inter Miami actually isn’t the first club to employ this revenue-raising strategy. Messi’s former side Barcelona also sold off pieces of the Camp Nou turf after the stadium closed for renovations in 2023.
The Blaugrana sold some high-end options that made Miami’s $750 option seem downright affordable. The priciest piece of turf sold for $15,800 and included “ethical, sustainable diamonds made from the carbon in the soil from the last ever game at the stadium.”