{"id":234111,"date":"2026-04-16T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/234111\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:24:11","slug":"messi-sued-for-7m-over-missed-florida-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/234111\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi sued for $7M over missed Florida friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"submission-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Miami%2C+FL&amp;city=Miami&amp;type=Update+Existing+Story&amp;headline=Messi+sued+for+%247M+over+missed+Florida+friendly&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Ffl%2Fmiami%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F16%2Fmessi-sued-for-7m-over-missed-florida-friendly%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69e09075879e9.jpg\" alt=\"A cubist, geometric painting depicting the fragmented forms of soccer players in motion, with the ball as a central focal point, conceptually representing the legal dispute over a canceled match.\" width=\"1344\" height=\"768\" class=\"news-image\"\/>A lawsuit over a missed friendly match highlights the complex web of contracts and endorsements surrounding global soccer superstars like Lionel Messi.Today in Miami<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi is facing a $7 million lawsuit filed by Vid Music Group in Miami-Dade circuit court. The music company alleges the Argentine soccer star and the Argentine Football Association committed fraud and breached a contract by Messi sitting out a friendly match in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>        Why it matters<\/p>\n<p>Messi is one of the world&#8217;s most famous and highest-paid athletes, and any legal dispute over a lucrative contract could have wider implications for the business of soccer and celebrity endorsements.<\/p>\n<p>                The details<\/p>\n<p>According to court records, Vid Music Group claims it had a $7 million deal with Messi and the Argentine Football Association for the soccer star to participate in a friendly match in Florida. However, Messi allegedly did not show up for the event, leading to the lawsuit for fraud and breach of contract.<\/p>\n<p>        The lawsuit was filed in Miami-Dade circuit court last month.<\/p>\n<p>          The players<\/p>\n<p>          <a href=\"https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/birthday\/lionel-messi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lionel Messi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the world&#8217;s most famous and highest-paid soccer players, who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n<p>Vid Music Group<\/p>\n<p>A music company that filed the $7 million lawsuit against Messi and the Argentine Football Association.<\/p>\n<p>Argentine Football Association<\/p>\n<p>The governing body for soccer in Argentina, also named in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Miami%2C+FL&amp;city=Miami&amp;type=Upload+Story+Photos&amp;headline=Messi+sued+for+%247M+over+missed+Florida+friendly&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Ffl%2Fmiami%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F16%2Fmessi-sued-for-7m-over-missed-florida-friendly%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got photos? Submit your photos here. \u203a<\/a><br \/>\n                What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-quote\">\u201cWe must hold all parties accountable when multi-million dollar deals are broken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-cite\">\u2014 Vid Music Group<\/p>\n<p>                What\u2019s next<\/p>\n<p>The case is ongoing in the Miami-Dade circuit court, and a judge will determine whether Messi and the Argentine Football Association are liable for the alleged breach of contract.<\/p>\n<p>          The takeaway<\/p>\n<p>This lawsuit highlights the high-stakes nature of celebrity endorsement deals in the world of sports and entertainment, where even global superstars like Messi can face legal consequences for not fulfilling their contractual obligations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A lawsuit over a missed friendly match highlights the complex&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234112,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-234111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}