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Prince Harry was giddier than a child on Christmas morning while watching international sensation Lionel Messi lead Miami to its 11th victory in a row against Los Angeles Football Club on Sunday night.
The ginger-haired duke was spotted at the match without his wife Meghan Markle — who was slated to join the prince at the star-studded event but was a no-show.
A “notable attendees” form released by the home club had Harry and Meghan on the docket to make an appearance at BMO Stadium in LA, though Harry arrived solo to fan-boy out over Messi.
Clutching an LAFC scarf from his box seats as he joyfully watches the match play out with a near-permanent smile, the 38-year-old enjoyed the game in the company of LAFC co-owner Will Ferrell, along with Hollywood icons Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez, Owen Wilson, Mario Lopez, and Edward Norton.
Fictional soccer coach “Ted Lasso” himself, Jason Sudeikis, and his co-star Brendan Hunting also were at the game.
Spidey senses were tingled with Tobey Maguire and Tom Holland attending to watch the match.
Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham was also in attendance, cheering his boys on as his club’s winning streak continues since adding Messi to its ranks.
Miami emerged victorious in the 3-1, with Facundo Farias, Leonardo Campana, and Jordi Alba scoring.
Messi, who signed a $54 million-a-year deal earlier this year with Miami, walked away from the match with two assists.
The club is currently unbeaten in 11 matches across all competitions since Messi laced up for the club in mid-July.
The string of wins comes off the heels of a jaw-dropping 11-goal, eight-assist season for Messi.
The club currently has eight regular-season matches remaining as they race to secure a playoff spot — still eight points shy of meeting the cut.
The win on Sunday is expected to be the 36-year-old Argentina’s last with the club for the coming two weeks.
His home country secured a spot for the World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador on Thursday and then faces off against Bolivia five days later.
Miami’s match against the defending MLS Cup champions also ranked as one of the most attended games since Messi signed.
Nearly 23,000 fans came out to watch Messi, a record for LAFC’s BMO Stadium.
It also vaulted into one of the most-demanded tickets in MLS’ 27-year history.
The average purchase price for the match in LA was $717 — a 515% increase from the $110 before Messi signed, according to TickPick.Beyonce’s concert at SoFi Stadium had an average purchase price of $493.
Harry’s domineer was noticeably different than on Friday when he was spotted in box seats during Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour with Markle at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
During the show, Harry seemed less than interested in watching Queen B perform her smash hits for her Beyhive and was photographed checking his phone frequently during the concert.
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