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By MAX WINTERS Published: 00: 46 AEDT, 2 April 2025 | Updated: 02: 45 AEDT, 2 April 2025 2 View comments David Beckham partied with Lionel Messi, Tom Brady and other A-list sporting legends as the stars descended on his swanky early 50th birthday party in Miami. The former England soccer player, who doesn't actually turn 50 until May 2, posted several pictures from the bash at the Cipriani Downtown Miami in Florida on Sunday. Among them was a picture with Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion and NFL legend, and basketball great Shaquille O'Neal. Brady, 47, and Shaq, 53, who stand at 6ft4 and 7ft1 respectively, both towered over 5ft11 Beckham as they stood together for the picture. Beckham took the sizeable height difference in good spirits though, posting 'I'm so small' alongside the picture on his Instagram story. All three former athletes looked dressed for the occasion in dark suits with Brady opting for a T-shirt underneath is jacket. David Beckham and wife Victoria pose with Lionel Messi, his wife Antonela Roccuzzo, Luis Suarez and his wife Sofia Balbi The former soccer player also took a picture with Tom Brady and Shaquille O'Neal at the party Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl winner, towered over Beckham as they looked smart in black Beckham also made sure to invite a number of players from his Inter Miami MLS soccer franchise. As well as Messi, the team's star player, Beckham invited Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets. The four players are known to be close friends away from the soccer field and their families are particularly close. All four played together at Barcelona at the club's peak before leaving at different stages and reuniting in Florida under Beckham's ownership. Beckham stood for a picture with all four players before wife Victoria joined him in posing for a separate one with Messi, Suarez and their wives. David was laughing out loud as they posed with Messi, his wife Antonela Roccuzzo, Suarez and his wife Sofia Balbi. Hollywood stars Justin Theroux and Fisher Stevens were also in attendance, as well as Grammy winner Marc Anthony. It comes after Brady was spotted with a mystery woman at the party, but all was not as it initially seemed. Beckham also posed with Inter Miami's Jordi Alba (second right) and Sergio Busquets (right) Tom Brady was linked to a mystery woman - who turned out to be Heather Mc Donough, the wife of Tie Domi The former quarterback was captured strolling into the luxury venue alongside the woman, who cut an elegant figure in a matching inky gown, in photos obtained by TMZ. The outlet initially suggested that the seven-time Super Bowl winner, who split from ex-wife Gisele Bundchen in 2022, had found new love in the mystery woman. However, the rumors of a romance took a twist when the anonymous lady was eventually unmasked. It swiftly became apparent that Brady was not on a date when it was revealed that the woman accompanying him was in fact Heather Mc Donough, the wife of ex-NHL Tie Domi. The former Toronto Maple Leafs star, who has been married to real estate agent Heather since 2017, was also in attendance at the birthday bash, shutting down any speculation shrouding Brady. Brady and the former hockey enforcer are close friends with the pair even hitting the ice together last year.
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