FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — First came Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham shuffling down the runway like he needed a walker. He nearly slipped in the rain, then caught himself, showing the great ones never lose it.
Then co-owner Jorge Mas stopping halfway down the runway, same as everyone. No one evidently dared going the full, wet distance to the midfield stage Sunday night, set up to introduce international soccer superstar Lionel Messi as a member of Inter Miami CF.
“Tonight we’re doing this Miami-style in the rain,’’ Mas said. “This is holy water!”