LIONEL MESSI has revealed how David Beckham STILL joins in training at Inter Miami.
Former England skipper Becks, 49, hung up his boots in 2013 after a career that took him to Manchester United, Real Madrid, Milan, PSG and a five-year MLS stint at LA Galaxy.
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He has been involved in the ownership of Inter Miami since exercising his £20m option to buy an “expansion team” franchise in 2014.
Messi’s arrival in Florida in 2023 sparked a surge of interest and his side – which includes former Barcelona team-mates Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba – was controversially awarded a berth at this summer’s expanded Club World Cup by Fifa.
And the Argentine superstar, 37, said he is STILL bowled over by Beckham.
Messi said: “The truth is impressive – David is a spectacular person.
“Although he doesn’t come around here often, when he’s in town he does drop by for a few days.
“But we’ve also kept in touch outside the club, and we’ve shared moments when he’s in Miami as well.”
Messi added: “He is a very simple person, very humble, someone who comes across as very approachable, and the truth is that he is a great person.
“It is strange to see him on the other side of football and not as a player any more, beyond what he is today and what he represents for the club.
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“But he still feels like a player because he comes here and goes out to the field.
“He wants to be close to the ball, in the training sessions and to be close to us.
“He tries that when he is here and the most important thing is the simplicity and the closeness he has.
“I did not know him and I did not expect anything, but I was surprised by his way of being.”
World Cup-winner Messi has had an instant impact on Inter Miami, both on and off the pitch.
Messi scored 10 goals as Miami won the Concacaf Leagues Cup immediately after his arrival.
They then earned the MLS Supporters’ Shield last year for having the best record in the regular season, however they were beaten by Atlanta United in the first-round of the playoffs.
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