“The plan was to get a music producer to invest millions of dollars in the games. The plan was 'Let's give him 45 days to do marketing, to get out all the promotional material. Do everything, take care of the broadcast, do everything I had to do, and we're going to keep your money, '
” he concluded.The origin of the complaint
La Causa originated from the tour that the Argentine National Team carried out in October 2025 in the United States.
The producer VID Music Group claims to have paid about 7 million dollars for the rights of the friendly matches against Venezuela and Puerto Rico, on the condition that Messi will play for at least half an hour in each match, barring injury.However, the striker did not play against Venezuela and watched the game from a stage. According to the company, he was not injured, as the next day he participated with Inter Miami and scored two goals against Atlanta United.
In addition, the firm maintains that it suffered additional losses due to the transfer of the game against the Puerto Ricans from Chicago to a smaller stadium in Fort Lauderdale, and that the AFA failed to comply with an alleged compensation through friendly matches in China scheduled for 2026
.The lawsuit, filed in a Florida court, accuses the AFA of fraud and breach of contract and could set a precedent in international soccer.











