“We have just beaten all the competition to sign the best player who has ever played our sport.” David Beckham was elated. Leo Messi would play for Inter Miami. He had achieved it. A dream come true. The best footballer ever would wear the shirt of his team, which has only 3 years of life.
“It was always on my mind to bring Messi. There is no one better. Everything came up during a chat with my partners, José and Jorge Mas, while we had a glass of wine,” said the former British soccer player in an interview with The Athletic.
“I was in Japan with my family and I woke up at 5 in the morning because my phone wouldn’t stop vibrating. Victoria told me ‘really? Turn off your phone!’ I put on my glasses and said: Leo is coming! I get goosebumps talking about it.”
In 2007 Beckham changed the Spanish League for the MLS. He was one of the first to bet on a league that has been growing little by little. Now, with the signing of Messi, everything could change quickly, as they hope that the Argentinian’s knock-on effect will allow them to compete with Saudi Arabia’s petrodollars.
