by Fago Franklin
Miami is known for attracting the right venues, sports teams, and entertainment to leer to tourist and other high executives. As of Thursday former Soccer player David Beckman had announced that he was going to expand the soccer market and planned on establishing one in the base of Miami.
“This is an exciting time … for myself, exciting time for my family and friends and partners, and something we are really looking forward to bringing to Miami,” Beckham added, to chants of “We’re going to MLS,” from a group of fans calling themselves the “Southern Legion.”
In 2007 Beckham had played for the Los Angeles Galaxy. He had ignited not only his team, but changed the view of soccer. He believes that soccer can compete with any sport. “We want to create a soccer team, a football club, that is the people’s club, as simple as that,” Beckham said. “The fact that I have played for teams like Real Madrid, AC Milan, PSG, has given me that different kind of culture. I understand the people here in Miami and this part of America. They are very passionate about their teams,” he said
Beckham has all-ready started a blue print for the size and the maximum for the stadium. The stadium is estimated to seat 25,000 people. Beckham’s investment group has narrowed its stadium search to five possible sites in and around downtown Miami, officials say, including a 25-acre (10-hectare) waterfront lot next to the port of Miami’s cruise ship terminals, potentially putting the new team at the forefront of Miami’s tourism landscape.