David Beckham, who spent six seasons in MLS with the LA Galaxy and won two MLS titles, is on the National Soccer Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. Until now, no foreignplayer who played in MLS has been selected to the Hall of Fame. The only other foreigners up for selection are Bolivians […]
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MLS Expansion: Leiweke makes pitch for Miami stadium
Miami residents got the latest pitch from David Beckham’s group for a soccer stadium, a $300 million plan for a 25,000-seat stadium in the Overtown neighborhood of the city. TimLeiweke, who brought Beckham to the LA Galaxy a decade ago, was among the Miami Beckham United presenters at a town hall at the Overtown YWCA […]
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Report: Miami Beckham United adds new investor
More than three years after first announcing plans to exercise his option on an MLS expansion team in Miami, David Beckham‘s group is still without a finalized stadium plan but has added a newinvestor, Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner and media mogul Todd Boehly, reported ESPN FC.
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What They're Saying: Miami-Dade commissioner Xavier Suarez
“How long are we going to negotiate for the use of that [county-owned land] before we decide that maybe that ought to be made available for some affordable housing? Are we going to wait forthese folks forever before we use that property for something more?” — Miami-Dade commissioner Xavier Suarez, asked during a meeting of […]
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Hacked Beckham emails create furor
A British court issued an injunction preventing the Sunday Times from publishing hacked emails involving former star David Beckham, but that did not prevent their release in other countries aspart of Football Leaks. The emails show Beckham was angry at not being granted a knighthood in 2013 — the honors committee was concerned about an […]
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What They're Saying: Don Garber
“I am confident [Miami] will be our 24th team. We’ll continue to work hard on finalizing a deal there. There are a lot of moving parts, but we are making progress. We need that team to getannounced before we make any decisions going forward. We’ve got all hands on deck.” — MLS Commissioner Don Garber, […]
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MLS Rewind: Midseason splurges prove tricky
The summer transfer market is when most players become available, free agents, players clubs decide to unload and players looking for a change. That poses a problem for MLS clubs as they are inmidseason. Incoming players often struggle settling into new lineups and gaining their fitness after short or no breaks. The summer transfer window […]
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Soccer gets new Vegas pitchman: David Beckham
A surprise pitchman at Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis‘ Thursday meeting with Las Vegas government officials to discuss a proposed Las Vegas dome stadium was David Beckham. Does thatmean he’s abandoning plans for a Miami soccer stadium? Not so fast. Beckham was on hand at the meeting of the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee to […]
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What They're Saying: Cal Tech student Catherine Pavlov
“David Beckham doesn’t catch fire on the field, so I would say definitely not!” — Cal Tech student Catherine Pavlov, on whether robots were ready to play real soccer, afterrobots supposed to navigate a complex obstacle course and shoot balls into the soccer goals smashed into objects and another one caught on fire at the […]
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Beckham gives support to van Gaal
Former Manchester United star David Beckham says he admires embattled United manager Louis van Gaal and insists he only hears good things about the Dutchman. “Van Gaal is anexperienced manager with a great reputation in the game. Sometimes it takes time. It is not easy being manager of Manchester United,” Beckham told talkSPORT. “We have […]