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Inter Miami and Charlotte FC settled for a 1-1 draw during the Major League Soccer (MLS) fixture at Chase Stadium in Florida on Sunday, September 29. Karol Swiderski and Lionel Messi scored respective goals for their team. Swiderski took Charlotte FC to a lead against Inter Miami in the 57th minute. After that, the Polish footballer put his hands behind his ears to replicate the famous celebration which Lionel Messi did during the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France.
However, after a few moments, Lionel Messi also scored a goal for Inter Miami in the 67th minute to take the score to 1-1. At last, both the teams had to settle on a draw after the end of the match. Inter Miami are now scheduled to open the playoffs as they will face Toronto at their home ground on Sunday, October 6.
Lionel Messi does Iron Man celebration after goal against Charlotte
As Karol Swiderski made headlines for the famous Lionel Messi celebration, the Argentine stole the limelight with a unique celebration after scoring an equalizer against Charlotte. Lionel Messi took the score to level after a goal in the 67th minute of the game as the scoreline read 1-1. After that, he lifted his toes up to replicate Iron Man, a famous superhero from Marvel Comics. He scored his 15th goal from 16 matches in the MLS this season.
Lionel Messi first celebrated by punching in the air and then did an Iron Man pose in front of his children in the stands, indicating that he performed this celebration for them. However, Messi earlier has also performed celebrations referring to different superheroes such as Thor, Black Panther, and Spider-Man. The footballer revealed that he does these celebrations for his children, who are avid Marvel fans.
Watch Lionel Messi's Iron man celebration:
“My three sons are still on vacation and have not started school yet, so every night we watch Marvel superhero movies. They came up with the idea and asked that whenever I have a game and score a goal, I do a Marvel superhero celebration. That’s how it started, and we continued that ritual,” Messi was quoted as saying by SportRation.
