David Beckham, a co-owner of Inter Miami, was pictured in tears as he watched Lionel Messi score a spectacular free-kick winner on his club debut.
The World Cup winner played his debut game in a Miami jersey when the team faced Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup.
When he entered the field in the 53rd minute, the 20,000+ spectators in the DRV PNK Stadium responded with loud applause.
The 36-year-old showed the crowd that even in the MLS, he is still the football GOAT with a smooth performance.
Fans, however, couldn’t have asked for a better moment to see the young magician make his stage debut.
Even if the Englishman was all too accustomed to curling a shot into the top corner in the last seconds of a game, he was still moved by this event.
Beckham and Messi hugged one another on the sideline after the game.
One of the best athletes to ever compete had a true “I was there” moment.
Sergio Busquets, a former Barcelona colleague, followed him in Miami and made his professional debut as well.
The stadium was filled with cries of “Messi, Messi, Messi” as fans finally witnessed the moment they had all been longing to see.
Beckham, a co-owner of Inter Miami and a key player in Messi’s decision to relocate to the United States this summer, cut a joyful figure in the stands with his family.
Even Beckham, one of the all-time great free-kick shooters, was in awe of Messi’s effort.
Shortly after, referee Hector Martinez sounded the final whistle, and TV cameras captured Beckham looking teary-eyed and shaking his head in shocƙ before turning and addressing his wife, Victoria.