David Beckham was present to celebrate another victory on Sunday evening as Inter Miami won their first away game following the historic signing of Argentine legend Lionel Messi. The victory marked Inter Miami’s first away victory since the signing of Messi.
The resurgent Major League Soccer team overcame a 4-2 deficit to defeat their east coast rivals FC Dallas via penalty kicks. This comeback was in no little part due to the mercurial talents of their newly signed player, who was a new addition to the team.
And Beckham, who is now 48 years old, was present once more at the game after accompanying his club on the trip from their temporary home in Fort Lauderdale to Toyota Stadium for the Leagues Cup match.
Inter Miami advanced to the quarterfinals of the league as a result of the win, and the former Manchester United and England midfielder celebrated the achievement by posting a series of jubilant photographs shortly after their most recent success.
Beckham took to Instagram to share images of himself with his family, including his wife Victoria, 49, his youngest son Cruz, 18, and their daughter Harper, 12.
Another win: David beckham was joined by supportive wife Victoria, youngest son Cruz and daughter Harper as Inter Miami beat Dallas FC at Toyota Stadium on Sunday
Partners: He was also joined in Texas by his Inter Miami co-owners Jorge and Jose Mas
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.
Close: beckham and his family were in attendance having travelled with the club from their temporary Fort Lauderdale home to Toyota Stadium for the Leagues Cup game
Local delicacies: before the game, it seems beckham sampled some typical Texas food
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’.
