David Beckham is left close to TEARS after Lionel Messi’s stoppage time winner on debut as the Inter Miami co-owner hails it as ‘a dream come true’

Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham was close to tears after Lionel Messi’s stoppage time winner on the debut of the new signing.

Messi was substituted off the bench in the 54th minute of the Leagues Cup match against Cruz Azul to make his first appearance for the MLS team and made one to remember.

The Argentine curled a stunning free-kick into the top left corner in the 94th minute to prevent the game from going to penalties.

The goal marked a Hollywood debut for the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner that even moved co-owner Beckham to the heart.

The England legend, who watched the game from the stands with his wife Victoria, was seen with tears in his eyes and became emotional over the goal.

And the former star of Manchester United and Real Madrid looked at Lionel Messi’s winner with tears in his eyes

And he hadn’t finished recording the moment after the final whistle.

“To be honest, as soon as I saw the free kick given, I thought, this is the way it should end,” he said on Apple’s MLS Season Pass.

‘Especially when you have players like Leo and Sergio [Busquets] on the field – that’s what they produce.

“It’s so exciting tonight for our fans,” he continued. “All those people who have come here to see Leo step onto the field let alone do what he has done. Frankly, Sergio’s performance was incredible.

“But you know it’s a dream come true for everyone in this stadium to see, and for everyone in this country to see Leo step into the MLS and see him perform. I don’t have many words for that.’

Beckham – no stranger to a late free-kick himself – last played professionally in 2013 as he completed a golden career with PSG.

Messi came on in the 54th minute and it didn’t take long for him to score a memorable moment

He celebrated with his family after the goal, which came in front of 21,000 Florida fans

And he found the experience of helplessly watching the Leagues Cup match from the stands difficult for Messi’s winner.

“It’s terrible… watching these games makes you frustrated as an ex-player. As a player you can do something about it if you lose, as an owner you can’t,” he said.

“But tonight it’s about the people. It’s about this. This is what we always saw as our vision, me and Jorge and Jose, and the club.

‘This is what we saw. So this is such a special night for us, for our fan, for everyone in this stadium, for you. It is such a moment for this country. It’s such a moment for this competition. And it’s a very proud moment for us.’