David Beckham said Lionel Messi deserves to be considered for this year's Ballon d'Or and should win it after the Argentina great scored his 100th goal for Inter Miami in a 2-0 Campeones Cup victory over Cruz Azul on Thursday. Messi, 39, opened the scoring at Nu Stadium in the 24th minute with a header from a Luis Suarez cross, later had a goal disallowed for offside, and then delivered the corner from which former Real Madrid and Manchester United midfielder Casemiro headed in Miami's second in the 81st minute. The win gave Miami their first Campeones Cup, the annual match between the U.S. and Mexican cup winners. Beckham, Inter Miami co-owner and former England captain, said Messi deserves to be considered for the Ballon d'Or and in his opinion should win it, noting that no one at 39 is doing what Messi does at that level.
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