David Beckham is supported by wife Victoria and children Cruz and Harper as they watch Lionel Messi his resurgent Inter Miami side win on penalties against FC Dallas
David Beckham is supported by wife Victoria and children Cruz and Harper as they watch Lionel Messi his resurgent Inter Miami side win on penalties against FC Dallas
David Beckham was on hand to bask in another triumph on Sunday evening as Inter Miami won their first away game since the historic signing of Argentinian legend Lionel Messi.
The resurgent MLS side clawed their way back from 4-2 down to beat east coast rivals FC Dallas on penalties, a comeback owed in no small part to the mercurial talents of their new signing.
And Beckham, 48, was once again in attendance, having travelled with his club from their temporary Fort Lauderdale home to Toyota Stadium for the Leagues Cup game.
The win takes Inter Miami into the quarter-finals of the competition, and the former Manchester United and England midfielder shared a handful of triumphant snaps shortly after their latest victory.
Taking to Instagram, Beckham shared photos of himself alongside supportive wife Victoria, 49, youngest son Cruz, 18, and 12-year old daughter Harper.
Captioning the post, he wrote: ‘WOW what a night in Dallas… thank you for the Love… what a game.’
Footage posted after the game appeared to show Beckham greeting fans while leaving Toyota Stadium following the penalty shootout.
A mass of supporters and camera phones greeted the former footballer, who shook hands with fans as they shouted for the former England captain and patted him on the shoulder.
It was a similarly chaotic scene as they drove away from the stadium, with fans lining the streets and rushing for high-fives as Beckham dangled his arm out of his car window.
Fans ignored warnings to stay off the road – instead the screaming masses raced along the sidewalk and on to the street, forcing Beckham’s car towards the middle lane.
He was joined in Texas by his co-owners Jorge and Jose Mas. And before the game, it seems Beckham sampled some typical Texas delicacy.
He posted a picture alongside his son Cruz, in front of a sign for Blu’s Barbeque & BBQ Catering, which sits just over a 15-minute drive away from Toyota Stadium.
‘When in Rome, go big or go home…BBQ,’ Beckham wrote alongside the photo.
Beckham and marquee signing Messi appear to have a close relationship with the former England soccer star recently claiming that bringing Messi to Inter Miami was one of the best moments of his life.
‘I never thought I would have the same feeling as an owner as I had when I was a player,’ Beckham told The Athletic.
‘When I got the phone call (to confirm Messi was joining), I had the feeling I had when I walked out at Old Trafford or Wembley. I was like, “We’ve just beaten all competition to sign the greatest player to ever play our game”.
‘This will be up there with the biggest moves in American sporting history.’
When asked if it was one of the best moments of his life, Beckham responded: ‘Without a doubt’.