By AMANDA TORRES<\/p>\n
After a “painful” four-year pursuit, David Beckham announced on Jan. 29 that he received approval to create a Miami Major League Soccer team. Beckham and his co-owners, Marcelo Claure, Simon Fuller and Jorge and Jose Mas, are now arranging a site in Overtown to build a $200 million soccer stadium.<\/p>\n
The Miami Herald<\/em>, which has followed the progression of starting an MLS team in Miami, said that the stadium will be ready by 2021. The team will begin playing in 2020 at sites like Hard Rock Stadium, FIU Stadium or Marlins Park until the stadium is ready.<\/p>\n Beckham admitted that he and his business partners are not thinking about who will take up the coveted spots on the new team just yet. Even though there are many people who are interested in joining, Beckham said that he and his business partners have \u201ca lot of work to do\u201d before they decide on who the team’s players will be.<\/p>\n In the months coming up, Beckham and his partners do want to take input from fans to decide on a name for the team, as well as possible options for its official colors and logo. According to The Herald<\/em>, Beckham said “black” and “white” are a few options they are considering.<\/p>\n Beckham first announced the possibility of having a Major League Soccer team in Miami in February 2014, almost four years ago. Beckham and his team have been persistent throughout the process, even in the moments when it seemed like it would not end up happening.<\/p>\n \u201cLuckily, these four years of pain, at times, has taught me that sometimes you go through certain moments where it\u2019s difficult,\u201d Beckham told The Herald<\/em> before the ceremony. \u201cI look at the past four years and see the positive. There\u2019s a reason why it\u2019s taken this long. If I hadn\u2019t gone through those times, I wouldn\u2019t have met these guys [pointing to Miami co-owners Jorge and Jose Mas], guys who are passionate about this city and this sport. It\u2019s like the weather.<\/p>\n “You walk out the door and it\u2019s raining, then you walk out another door and its sun. That\u2019s kind of like the journey it\u2019s been the last four years. There have been moments I got off a phone call and I\u2019m excited and it\u2019s happening, and I wake up the next morning and it\u2019s all gone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By AMANDA TORRES After a “painful” four-year pursuit, David Beckham announced on Jan. 29 that he received approval to create a Miami Major League Soccer team. Beckham and his co-owners, Marcelo Claure, Simon Fuller and Jorge and Jose Mas, are … Continue reading