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From Beckham to Messi: How much has MLS grown in a decade?

Lionel Messi announcing that he is signing with Inter Miami CF has created plenty of conversation around what, exactly, he has gotten himself into. Major League Soccer is unique and full of quirks, but it's far from the low-rent, retirement-league stereotype it's often characterized as.

This isn't the MLS that David Beckham left behind a little more than a decade ago.

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When Graham Zusi joined Sporting Kansas City in 2009, things were a little bit different.