Lionel Messi
Harper Beckham is allowed to lead the football icon onto the lawn
Lionel Messi and Harper Beckham together at Miami Stadium.
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Lionel Messi had a special walk-in kid by his side during his last appearance in Miami: Harper Beckham led him onto the pitch.
Great honor for Harper Beckham (12)! The daughter of football icon David Beckham (48) was allowed to hold hands with the superstar on Friday evening in Fort Lauderdale in front of 20,000 spectators at Lockhart Stadium Lionel Messi (36) entered the lawn there as a walk-in child. The offspring of the Inter-Miami co-owner beamed from ear to ear, as numerous pictures show. Only the slight height difference between the 1.70 meter tall Argentinian footballer and the Beckham daughter looked a bit strange.
Papa Beckham and Mama Victoria Beckham (49) took a seat in the first row on the sidelines and of course monitored what was going on on the lawn. Incidentally, football was also played. Miami won the quarter-finals of the US Leagues Cup 4-0 against Charlotte FC. The captain Messi personally contributed a goal in the 86th minute.
Lionel Messi is becoming a celebrity magnet in Miami
Word of Messi’s move to the MLS club Inter Miami has got around to many celebrities: rapper Diddy (53), his producer colleague DJ Khaled (47), Latin pop star Rauw Alejandro (30), singer Camila have already appeared Cabello (26), tennis star Serena Williams (41), basketball legend LeBron James (38), singer Gloria Estefan (65), actor Fisher Stevens (59), musician Marc Anthony (54) and even Kim Kardashian (42) in the stadium. Asahd (6), DJ Khaled’s son, has also had the honor of stepping onto the pitch as a walk-in child alongside Messi.
After a mixed two years at Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi moved to the MLS in Miami on a free transfer a few weeks ago and signed a contract there until the end of 2025 for a reported annual salary of around 50 million euros. The reigning world champion had his sportingly most successful time with FC Barcelona, with which he was able to win the Champions League four times. Messi has won the Ballon d’Or for World Player of the Year a total of seven times.