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Messi’s date night in Miami: Soccer star and wife dine at hot spot with fellow ballers

Lionel Messi and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo
Lionel Messi and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo Xinhua/Sipa USA

Soccer power couples of Miami, unite!

Lionel Messi and Antonela Roccuzzo and Sergio Busquets and Elena Galera hooked up with David and Victoria Beckham for a triple date on the town Thursday night.

Inter Miami’s football studs, along with the most famous WAGs on the planet, were snapped walking in to Bad Bunny’s Brickell clubstaurant Gekko, which is still hot after opening in August of last year.

Also tagging along was the eatery’s co-owner David Grutman, who shared a picture of him with the stellar crew on Instagram.

“Welcome committee,” said the caption.

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Commenters were duly awestruck:

“Kings of Miami,” wrote one of Groot’s followers.

Gonna tell my kids this is Mt. Rushmore,” joked someone else.

“Who picked up the check?” cracked another fan, who received no reply.

Gekko
Gekko Fotos cortesía Carma/Connected

Anyone at that table can certainly afford it this upscale Japanese steakhouse, despite entrees starting at $62 for Chilean sea bass and going up to $1,250 for a 42 ounce bone-in ribeye.

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The pop star once known as Posh Spice also showed off the VIP meal on her Instagram. The designer’s snap also included Inter Miami’s co-owner Jorge Mas and his wife Aleyda.

The caption showed off Beckham’s handy Spanish skills.

“La familia!” said her post, meaning, “The family.”

This story was originally published August 1, 2023 at 1:07 PM.

Madeleine Marr
Miami Herald
Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.
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