FORT LAUDERDALE – David Beckham has been one of the most formative players in Major League Soccer history and hit a new milestone on Saturday as his co-owned Inter Miami captured their first MLS Cup.

Lionel Messi is the most decorated player in the history of the world's most popular sport. The Argentine superstar has transcended soccer, earning prime real estate on ESPN's list of the greatest athletes of the 21st century.

Dallas lands a heavyweight slate of World Cup matches, with AT&T Stadium hosting nine games as fans, businesses and regional leaders brace for an economic surge.

The meeting of these two icons—so often opponents on soccer’s grandest stages—framed an MLS Cup that instantly enters league folklore.