'This is gonna make Messi sh*t his pants!' – Will Ferrell stars in hilarious LAFC kit launch video featuring Magic Johnson, Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra

Will Ferrell has poked fun at Inter Miami star Lionel Messi in a viral video announcing the MLS side's 2024 home kit

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• Hollywood superstar roasts Messi
• LA legends Magic Johnson, Mia Hamm, Nomar Garciaparra also in clip
• MLS season kicks off next week

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The comedy superstar and part-owner of LAFC launched the MLS club's 2024 jersey in a star-studded clip. Ferrell appeared alongside other part-owners Magic Johnson, Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra.

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• WATCH THE CLIP

  In an outtake shared on GOAL USA, Ferrell fired a shot at Messi:

• WHAT WILL FERRELL SAID ABOUT LAFC'S NEW KIT

  Ferrell is shown heaping praise on the new shirt: "Black. The grit of the city. Battle-hardened. Golden, like my favourite graham-based cereal. A bounty from Olympus! Hallelujah! This is gonna make Messi sh*t his pants."

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  LAFC are owned by a large group of household Los Angeles faces – and are historically notorious for their big-name cameos at games. After winning MLS Cup in 2022, they were finalists last season – but lost to Columbus Crew.