David Beckham is hopeful of making progress in the next two months in his bid to establish an MLS franchise in Miami. Beckham, who has three months to exercise his option to purchase an MLSfranchise at the discounted rate of $25 million, has struggled to find a stadium location. However, Miami mayor Tomas Regalado said […]
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Beckham and the Ghost of Marlins Park
As it turns out, David Beckham may yet get his MLS stadium near the water — although the Miami River might not be exactly what the former Los Angeles Galaxy star had in mind. Nevertheless, some 18 months after Beckham announced his intention to bring professional soccer back to Miami, the former England captain and […]
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What They're Saying: Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez
“We didn’t talk about spirituality. We talked about dollars and cents, and where it could get done.” — Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenezon Friday’s meeting on a proposed Miami soccer stadium, in reference to comments by David Beckham advisor and American Idol creator Simon Fuller in 2014, when Miami Beckham United was seeking a waterfrontstadium. Fuller […]
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Friday: Shared interests foster Beckham's Miami meeting
Friday could be a decisive day as David Beckham seeks to get the ball rolling on the stalled efforts to secure a stadium site for his proposed MLS team. TheMiami Herald reported that he will meet with outgoing University of Miami president DonnaShalala and MLS commissioner Don Garber about working with the University of Miami […]
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What They're Saying: Bill Peterson
“Our group has their own business plan with or without an MLS club. South Florida has the component for two nature rivalries. It could be the best thing for South Florida soccer ever. If an MLS teamcomes to town, I’m not to concerned. We went through the process of putting great ownership groups in great […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Altidore's injury leaves Toronto in bind
The news on Jozy Altidore‘s hamstring injury was not good. He’ll be out 4-5 weeks, putting already short-handed Toronto FC in a bind. Almost as soon as he’sback, he should head off to the Gold Cup. 1. Altidore’s injury could not come at worse time. JozyAltidore‘s injury picked up in Toronto FC’s 1-1 tie with […]
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The Coloso de Santa Ursula looms for Montreal
The Montreal Impact got a result the last time it went to Mexico, its two away goals in the 2-2 tie at Pachuca being decisive in its Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal series. Its nexttrip will be a tad more difficult. Club America showed how formidable it can be at Azteca Stadium, erasing a three-goal […]
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Will MLS drop 'downtown' in Miami stadium search?
On Sunday, MLS commissioner Don Garber told reporters at the opening of the new stadium in San Jose that he plans to visit Miami in the next few weeks to assessthe situation on the stalled efforts to find a home for a stadium for the group headed by David Beckham. After a long standstill, Beckham’s […]
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Minneapolis move ratchets up the pressure for Miami
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) News broke last week that MLS very close to approving Minnesota United ofthe NASL as its next addition and that isn’t good news for Miami. One of two groups bidding to bring an MLS team to Minneapolis has apparently taken the lead, and it’s not the MinnesotaVikings. The group is headed […]
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MLS looks beyond 24 teams
In a statement released on Monday, MLS Commissioner Don Garber confirmed the league was in talks to bring an expansion team to Minnesota. But for the first time, Garber also statedthat the league will in 2015 “evaluate potential expansion beyond 24 clubs.” If as expected, MLS awards an expansion team to a group headed by […]