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<p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><script type="application/json" data-placement="betting-e2">{"type":"betting-e2","data":{"key":{"mobile":"fb9f812b41240655c161bb3d4ad2cf3f","desktop":"671024543858da3e0dfea5d9450ab1a4"}}}</script><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script><ul><li>Argentine icon has made immediate impact</li><li>Helped to deliver first piece of silverware</li><li>Yet to taste defeat during time in the States</li></ul>

‘Like a movie!’ - David Beckham responds to Lionel Messi ‘fix’ claims at Inter Miami following Leagues Cup triumph & eight straight victories

<p>The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner is yet to taste defeat since making his way to the United States. Messi <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/unplayable-lionel-messi-ultimate-first-impression-nashville-boss-inspiring-inter-miami-leagues-cup-glory/blt2dc124fc5defc69a " target="_blank">inspired Inter Miami to Leagues Cup glory</a> as his first piece of business – with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-marvel-from-thor-wakanda-forever-inter-miami-superstar-new-goal-celebration/bltabab8cd7b8669589" target="_blank">10 goals recorded through seven appearances</a> as he <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/44-trophies-lionel-messi-all-time-record-very-good-hands-inter-miami-tata-martino-historic-leagues-cup/blt4c0a84c28d5bf241 " target="_blank">landed the 44th trophy of his remarkable career</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Messi has since guided the Florida-based franchise <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-inspired-inter-miami-super-crack-mode-tata-martino-impact-us-open-cup-final/blt3b28687dbc4fa0f7 " target="_blank">into the final of the U.S. Open Cup</a>, with eight successive victories taken in. There has been talk, particularly on social media, of games being scripted in order to help Messi make the biggest impact in new surroundings – but little attention is being paid to bizarre allegations that lack substance.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Beckham is looking to put a positive spin on such talk, with the Manchester United and England legend pointing out that Messi has been starring in his own Hollywood blockbuster for some time now. The Inter Miami co-owner has told reporters: “Every time Leo scores one of these goals, every time Busi [Sergio Busquets] makes one of these passes, every time Jordi [Alba] makes one of these runs, people say ‘Is it a fix?’ It’s the biggest compliment that anyone can give these players because it is like a movie. You watch these players play and it’s emotional because everything about their play is beautiful. Everything about their mannerisms is beautiful and everything about them as individuals, off the pitch, is beautiful.”</p>

WHAT THEY SAID

<p>Beckham is loving every minute of Messi’s time in America, having <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/secret-meetings-10-year-project-how-david-beckham-signed-lionel-messi-inter-miami-co-owner/bltcc28a521e2bdff22 " target="_blank">spent 10 years helping to put a stunning deal in place</a>, and posted on Instagram after <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/david-beckham-congratulates-lionel-messi-inter-miami-win-us-open-final-spot/blt8e78061d9dfa41d9" target="_blank">seeing Inter Miami earn another shot at major silverware</a> in the U.S. Open Cup: “Another great night in pink. A great performance from the team to reach another final. Very proud.”</p>

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

‘Like a movie!’ - David Beckham responds to Lionel Messi ‘fix’ claims at Inter Miami following Leagues Cup triumph & eight straight victories | Goal.com English Oman

David Beckham has responded to claims that Lionel Messi games are being fixed at Inter Miami by likening the Argentine’s start to “a movie”.

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