There Is Only One Messi – Beckham

Manchester United legend David Beckham has come out to pay homage to Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi. He recently said that “there is only one” of the Argentine GOAT, and fans have been reacting.

8th-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi put on another match-winning clinic during his latest outing for the club. With the team lacking inspiration heading into the closing stages of a Leagues Cup clash with Orlando City, the Argentine maestro stepped up once again.

He converted from the penalty spot, equalising after Orlando was reduced to 10 men, before firing Inter Miami in front two minutes from time.

Reacting after Telasco Segovia netted a third for the Herons to wrap up a 3-1 victory, Beckham jumped on social media to hail Messi’s legacy.

He simply posted “our leader” online, stressing that “there is only one Messi” in football.

WOW.

Lionel Andrés Messi, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he was named to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team.

Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and the UEFA Champions League four times.

With his country, he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight), and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa América (17).

He also has the most international goals by a South American male (103). Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most goals by a player for a single club (672).