Overview

• At the July 28 Miami show of Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour, the Kiss-Cam focused on Lionel Messi and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo.
• Fans broke into “Messi” chants as the football star smiled but did not kiss his wife, leaving some viewers bewildered.
• Coldplay frontman Chris Martin hailed Messi onstage as the greatest sportsman ever, earning a standing ovation.
• The brief clip has gone viral across TikTok and other platforms, generating mostly positive responses alongside speculation that Messi’s limited English caused his hesitation.
• The lighthearted moment contrasts sharply with recent Kiss-Cam incidents in Boston that led to a CEO’s resignation and public shaming of an allegedly unfaithful couple.