Miami Mayor Francis Suarez
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez pumps up the crowd during the announcement of the new Miami MLS team on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 inside the Knight Concert Hall at The Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, Fla.
  • Long-shot GOP presidential candidate Mayor Francis Suarez is campaigning off of international soccer superstar Lionel Messi's Major League Soccer debut.
  • He's raffling off front-row tickets to the game to anyone who donates to his campaign.
  • He's one of several GOP candidates utilizing creative tactics to increase their donor numbers.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who's running for president in the Republican primary, is trying to make it to the debate stage by raffling off tickets to international superstar Lionel Messi's first MLS game.