July 22, 2023

Messi bends it like Beckham for his Miami debut, as Becks watches in delight.

With the game tied 1-1 in minute 93, Messi scored on a free kick that curved right around the defenders and slipped into the top left corner of the goal, out of reach of the helpless goalie's outstretched hands, winning the game for Miami 2-1. Miami is in full Messi-mania!

The lovely curve can best be seen at the view at 0:20:

Beckham is co-owner of Inter Miami CF, and has seen ticket sales spike 558%, even with ticket prices shooting up 459%, since they signed Messi. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/07/18/messi-drives-miami-ticket-prices-up-500-ahead-of-debut/