Lionel Messi appears with wife on kiss cam at Coldplay show: Fans go wild

Lionel Messi surprised everyone when he appeared on the big screen at the Coldplay concert in Coldplay concert at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, sitting next to his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo. The crowd went wild the moment they saw him on the kiss-cam. Coldplay’s frontman, Chris Martin, gave him a warm shoutout from the stage.

“Welcome to my beautiful brother", Martin said, smiling at Messi, who waved back as the audience cheered loudly. He added, “You and your wife look amazing. Thanks for coming out to see us play. The No.1 sportsperson of all time!”

The crowd began chanting, “Messi… Messi… Messi", making the stadium feel more like a football stadium than a music show.

Messi attended the concert shortly after Inter Miami’s goalless match against FC Cincinnati, a game he missed due to a suspension for breaking an All-Star match rule. His absence had already sparked a lot of buzz, especially since the friendly match featured big names like Hirving Lozano, Jordi Alba, and Diego Rossi.

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But what really set social media on fire was the moment Messi appeared on the concert’s kiss cam. One person joked, “Before I saw the caption, I thought Messi got caught cheating too”. While another wrote, “I was hoping they’d recreate that Astronomer CEO meme… silly me”.

About the Coldplay kiss-came incident

At Coldplay’s concert in Boston, the kiss cam landed on Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Hr Chief, Kristin Cabot, who were spotted getting cosy with each other in the crowd. Byron, who is married with two kids, quickly ducked to hide his face while Cabot also tried to cover hers. Not knowing who they were, Chris Martin jokingly said, “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy". The clip quickly went viral, and just days later, Byron stepped down from his role as CEO. His wife also removed his last name from her social media profiles.


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