Karren Brady, the Vice Chairman of West Ham, expresses her belief that Victoria Beckham plays a pivotal role in her husband David Beckham‘s success beyond the football field, particularly in his role as co-owner of Inter Miami.
David’s efforts in bringing Lionel Messi to Miami have been notably successful, with the club securing the Leagues Cup championship.
‘…..she has the brains’
However, Brady asserts that Victoria’s influence has significantly contributed to David’s prosperous post-playing career.
‘Beckham missed a few chances on the field but hardly any at all in business,’ she wrote in her column for The Sun.
‘I have long suspected his wife — former Spice Girl Victoria — has played a major part in his off-pitch success.
‘He has the smile, she has the brains.’
When did Beckham snuck into a hotel to meet with Messi’s father?
Earlier this summer, Beckham explained how he and managing owner Jorge Mas ‘snuck’ into a Barcelona hotel in 2019 to meet with Messi’s father, Jorge.
‘We snuck into a hotel, met Jorge Messi and started the conversation,’ Beckham told The Athletic.
It purely went, ‘We would love your son to play for our team one day. We know he can’t come yet, but one day we would love to have Leo in Miami.’
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In fact, Beckham revealed in the same article that Messi’s arrival was a decade in the making.
‘It all came from a conversation over a glass of wine at dinner,’ he said.
‘I turn to Jorge [Mas] and say, ”One day, we need Messi to come to our club”.
‘It was probably when we first met.
‘I actually found on my phone the other day one of the first presentations that (advertising agency) Doubleday & Cartwright did — they mocked up one of the jerseys with the logo on and Leo was wearing it. That was 10 years ago. So it was always in my mind.
‘I suppose every owner of a sports franchise thinks, ”We want to bring the best players to our club”.
‘Does it happen for everyone? Of course not. But we sat at dinner and we were like, ”OK, if we could bring Leo for our market, for our fans, for this part of the world, there’s no one better”.’
