{"id":91287,"date":"2023-08-12T22:13:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T22:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/12\/harrison-afful-gets-messis-shirt-after-he-destroyed-his-team-in-mls-cup-match\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T22:13:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T22:13:45","slug":"harrison-afful-gets-messis-shirt-after-he-destroyed-his-team-in-mls-cup-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/12\/harrison-afful-gets-messis-shirt-after-he-destroyed-his-team-in-mls-cup-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrison Afful gets Messi&#8217;s shirt after he &#8216;destroyed&#8217; his team in MLS Cup match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_30\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Harrison Afful of Ghana, who was on the losing team, will likely smile for the rest of his life after receiving Lionel Messi\u2019s jersey soon after their Major League Soccer (MLS) match.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-901\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-114\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Since his permanent transfer from French powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain to Inter Miami, Messi, who is revered as the greatest player of all time, has dominated Major League Soccer (MLS).<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-909\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>He added another goal to Inter Miami\u2019s excellent run of goals since arriving in the nation, helping Inter Miami defeat Charlotte FC convincingly 4-0.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-910\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-122\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Messi\u2019s seventh League Cup goal, which advanced Inter Miami into the quarterfinals, where they will face the Philadelphia Union on Tuesday, showcased his incredible technique.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-911\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Veteran Ghanaian defender Harrison Afful, an important member of Charlotte\u2019s club, shared the field with Messi. Despite his great efforts throughout the game, Afful was unfortunate enough to be disappointed by the outcome, as his team lost.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ezoic-autoinsert-video ezoic-under_second_paragraph\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Right after the game, Afful \u2018cornered\u2019 Messi and asked for his jersey and he willingly obliged, as shared in the video below;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-912\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-123\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded Harrison Afful and Lionel Messi swapped jerseys after Inter Miami beat Charlotte 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O2bdx7vNlV\">pic.twitter.com\/O2bdx7vNlV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Owuraku Ampofo (@_owurakuampofo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_owurakuampofo\/status\/1690248408479502336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harrison Afful of Ghana, who was on the losing team, will likely smile for the rest of his life after receiving Lionel Messi\u2019s jersey soon after their Major League Soccer (MLS) match. 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