Fans comment that President David Beckham now ‘loves Messi like his wife’ after superstar Lionel Messi contributed greatly to bringing Inter Miami to the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup.
The video of Becks’ excited reaction after Messi’s 4-4 equalizing goal at the end of yesterday’s match against Dallas became a topic of discussion on X network (old Twitter).
In the video, the former MU midfielder joined the joy with the fans in the stands, stood up and shouted loudly, spread his arms and spun around before his wife Vic hugged him and congratulated him.
“Everyone can agree that Messi is still the best in football from the past until now… Beckham now loves Messi like his wife,” a fan wrote. One account suggested that the President and co-owner of Inter Miami should create a private channel called “Beckham Cam” to record Messi’s goal celebrations. “Beckham wishes he could play football with Messi instead of watching,” one fan wrote.
“Beckham is the happiest man during the whole Messi coming to MLS,” one fan commented. Another humorously wrote that the former Real star is now worried about his legacy because: “Messi is not a joke.” According to statistics, Messi has had 64 goals from free kicks in his career, only one goal less than 12 years older than David Beckham. Beck ended his career 10 years ago and the Argentine superstar still shows no signs of retiring anytime soon.
After leaving Dallas’ Toyota Stadium, Becks was also welcomed by fans. The former England captain posted a video walking among a crowd of fans, shaking their hands and someone patting him on the shoulder. The scene when the Becks’ car entered the street was similarly bustling. Sitting in the car, the President of Inter Miami waved and rolled up the car window to high-five fans who flooded onto the street and followed his car. “Thank you Dallas. Great view,” the former British star wrote in the video caption. Vic later also re-shared these videos.
In yesterday’s dramatic win against Dallas in the 1/8 Leagues Cup round, Messi opened the scoring in the 6th minute. He played aggressively and created many opportunities for his teammates to threaten the opponent’s goal, but they did not. can take advantage. When Inter Miami was leading 2-4, striker Messi kicked a free kick that caused a fumbled Dallas player to score an own goal, shortening the score to 3-4. After scoring a free kick to equalize 4-4, Messi took the first penalty kick for Inter Miami and took it successfully, creating psychological momentum for all four teammates to shoot. Meanwhile, Dallas has a player who missed a kick. Winning against Dallas away from home, Inter Miami entered the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup.
Lionel Messi caused a stir in his debut, a 2-1 win over Cruz Azul with a superb free kick in injury time. In the next three matches, he continuously scored doubles and received the Best Player award in all of these matches. The 36-year-old captain’s celebrations also attracted attention. Since Messi’s arrival, Inter Miami has transformed, winning all the time instead of just drawing and losing like before.
In his speech welcoming Lionel Messi to Inter Miami in mid-July, Becks said the 2022 World Cup champion coming to the team was “a dream come true”. Meanwhile, when sharing his reason for leaving PSG, Messi said he wanted to rediscover the joy of playing football in a place with less pressure to have more time with his family.