{"product_id":"graded-2024-topps-now-mls-lionel-messi-9-connects-with-alba-for-1st-goal-of-2024-mls-season-soccer-card-psa-10-gem-mint","title":"Graded 2024 Topps Now MLS Lionel Messi #9 Connects With Alba For 1st Goal of 2024 MLS Season Soccer Card PSA 10 Gem Mint","description":"\u003cp\u003e⚽ \u003cstrong\u003eLionel Messi 2024 Topps Now #9 \"Connects With Alba for 1st Goal of 2024 MLS Season\" Soccer Card PSA 10 GEM MINT — Inter Miami CF — Rosario, Argentina — February 26, 2024 — The Stoppage-Time Equalizer at LA Galaxy — Real-Time Topps Now Print — PSA 10 GEM MINT Certified\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚽ A PSA 10 GEM MINT certified Lionel Messi 2024 Topps Now #9 soccer card — a real-time, print-on-demand release from Topps Now that documents Messi's first goal of the 2024 MLS season, scored in the 92nd minute at LA Galaxy on February 26, 2024, on a feed from fellow Inter Miami CF star Jordi Alba. Lionel Messi — widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time and the most transformative signing in the history of Major League Soccer — earned PSA 10 GEM MINT on this Topps Now issue, printed and sold within days of the match it documents. Perfect. Maximum grade. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🌟 \u003cstrong\u003eRosario, Argentina — The Path to Inter Miami CF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLionel Andrés Messi was born June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina, and built a career at FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain that produced a record eight Ballon d'Or awards and a 2022 FIFA World Cup championship with the Argentine national team before he signed with Inter Miami CF in July 2023 — a move that reshaped the landscape of Major League Soccer overnight. Messi's arrival in South Florida brought unprecedented global attention to MLS, and his partnership with longtime Barcelona teammate Jordi Alba, who joined Inter Miami alongside him, gave the club two players who had combined for major trophies across more than a decade together in Spain. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ \u003cstrong\u003eFebruary 26, 2024 — LA Galaxy — The Stoppage-Time Equalizer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn February 26, 2024, Inter Miami CF traveled to face the LA Galaxy in an early-season MLS match. Trailing 1-0 after a 75th-minute LA Galaxy goal, Inter Miami pressed for an equalizer, and in the 92nd minute Jordi Alba found Lionel Messi, who finished to level the match 1-1 — marking Messi's first goal and Alba's first assist of the 2024 MLS campaign. The connection between the two longtime teammates, forged over more than a decade playing together at FC Barcelona, produced a signature moment of the kind that has become a hallmark of the Inter Miami era. The 2024 Topps Now #9 PSA 10 GEM MINT is the certified maximum-grade real-time document of that stoppage-time moment, printed in the days immediately following the match. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e📦 \u003cstrong\u003eItem Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItem: Lionel Messi 2024 Topps Now #9 \"Connects With Alba for 1st Goal of 2024 MLS Season.\" Grade: PSA 10 GEM MINT (Professional Sports Authenticator). Player: Lionel Messi. Born: June 24, 1987, Rosario, Argentina. Club: Inter Miami CF. Match: February 26, 2024, at LA Galaxy (1-1 draw). Format: Topps Now real-time print-on-demand. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚽⭐ Rosario. Argentina. Barcelona. Paris Saint-Germain. Eight Ballon d'Or awards. The 2022 World Cup. July 2023. Miami. Inter Miami CF. Jordi Alba. The reunion. February 26, 2024. LA Galaxy. Trailing. The 92nd minute. The equalizer. The connection. First goal. First assist. 2024 season. Topps Now. Card #9. Real-time print. PSA 10. GEM MINT. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039442120936,"sku":"2024-TNMLS-LM-9-PSA-10","price":134.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/graded-2024-topps-mls-lionel-messi-9-connects-alba-1st-goal-season-soccer-card-psa-10-605.webp?v=1770810395","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/graded-2024-topps-now-mls-lionel-messi-9-connects-with-alba-for-1st-goal-of-2024-mls-season-soccer-card-psa-10-gem-mint","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}