Messi craze hit Naples for real on Saturday, and it quickly spread to a small park in Collier County.

Lionel Messi, who many people think is the best soccer player ever, was seen at North Collier Regional Park on Saturday morning.

The forward for Inter Miami was there with his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, to watch their oldest son, Thiago, play in an event.The soccer star signed with Inter after playing for FC Barcelona for a long time and Paris Saint-Germain for a short time. He then moved to South Florida to join David Beckham’s team.

He and Roccuzzo used to own land in South Florida, but they just paid $10.75 million for a big house on the water in Fort Lauderdale.

When Messi moved to the United States, Major League Soccer arenas all over the country were sold out, and jersey sales went through the roof. Early on, it was hard to find a pink shirt with Messi’s name and number on the back of it after he signed with the club on June 7.

There are new fans who are interested in the league. It wants to keep going strong and create a level of competition that has been dominated by soccer teams in Europe.

It shouldn’t be a surprise that the best soccer player of all time will be competing for his eighth Ballon d’Or on Oct. 30 in Paris. This award is given to the world’s best soccer player for the previous year.

Messi is in the running with a few other great soccer players, such as Kylian Mbappé of PSG and Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, and Rodri of Manchester City.