LIONEL Messi has revealed how David Beckham STILL joins in training at Inter Miami.
Former skipper , 49, hung up his boots in 2013 after a career that took him to , , , PSG and a five-year MLS stint at .
Lionel Messi has spoken out on David Beckham as a person
Becks gets involved on the pitch more than most co-owners
Messi says it's ‘strange' to meet the ex-England skipper not as a player
Son Romeo saw Beckham Senior strut his stuff at Florida Blue Training CenterHe has been involved in the ownership of since exercising his £20m option to buy an “expansion team”; franchise in 2014.
’s arrival in Florida in 2023 sparked a surge of interest and his side – which includes former Barcelona team-mates , and – was controversially awarded a berth at this summer’s expanded by Fifa.
And the Argentine superstar, 37, said he is STILL bowled over by Beckham.
Messi said: “The truth is impressive – David is a spectacular person.
“Although he doesn’t come around here often, when he’s in town he does drop by for a few days.
“But we’ve also kept in touch outside the club, and we’ve shared moments when he’s in Miami as well.”;
Messi added: “He is a very simple person, very humble, someone who comes across as very approachable, and the truth is that he is a great person.
“It is strange to see him on the other side of football and not as a player any more, beyond what he is today and what he represents for the club.
Beckham clearly likes to keepy-uppy appearances at Miami“But he still feels like a player because he comes here and goes out to the field.
“He wants to be close to the ball, in the training sessions and to be close to us.
“He tries that when he is here and the most important thing is the simplicity and the closeness he has.
“I did not know him and I did not expect anything, but I was surprised by his way of being.”;
Giant of the game Beckham and Messi now have different roles 
