Despite the project’s ups and downs over the last two-and-a-half years, David Beckham and the MLS are expressing hope that a stadium deal in Miami will be completed. (more…)
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Don Garber: 24th MLS Team is Not Finalized
According to MLS commissioner Don Garber, no decision has been made on the league’s 24th team, leaving some questions about Miami’s expansion bid. (more…)
Handicapping MLS Expansion: July Edition
Our monthly look at MLS expansion shows cities on the rise — Charlotte, Cincinnati — and some cities where a new stadium has been unexpectedly challenging — yeah, we’re looking at you, Miami. (more…)
Handicapping MLS Expansion: June Edition
As we move closer to the end of the 2016 season, we also move closer to decisions on MLS expansion in coming seasons. Fans in multiple cities are eagerly awaiting any news of MLS expansion down the road, and plenty of financial plans are being prepared in anticipation of the circuit moving to 24 or […]
Wes Edens Backing Miami MLS Stadium Financing?
Wesley Edens, an owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and the co-owner of Fortress Investment Group — a New York investment group that’s a major player in Florida real estate and development — is in talks with David Beckham’s investment group to arrange Miami MLS stadium financing. (more…)
Beckham Miami MLS Stadium Plan Popular With Public; Still No County Land Agreement
Progress is still halted on a new Miami MLS stadium development headed by a David Beckham investment group, but a poll indicates solid support for the privately financed project despite an impasse with Miami-Dade County over the sale terms for a three-acre parcel. (more…)
Beckham, Miami-Dade Differ On Terms For New Miami MLS Stadium Land
There’s a wrench in the planning proceedings for a new Miami MLS stadium, as David Beckham’s investment group and Miami-Dade County are at odds over conditions placed by the county on the no-bid agreement. (more…)
MLS to Vegas Redux? Beckham Says Yes
The headlines surrounding a new $1.4 billion Las Vegas domed stadium will focus on the Oakland Raiders, but David Beckham laid out a tantalizing proposition for soccer fans: the potential of an MLS team taking up occupancy as well. (more…)
Beckham Group Closes on Miami Stadium Land
We have the first tangible step toward a new MLS stadium from David Beckham and crew, as the group has closed on a $19 million purchase of Miami stadium land in the city’s Overtown area. (more…)
Beckham looking for partners in MLS Miami
David Beckham is shopping stakes on a new MLS Miami stadium, team and potential youth academy, as he and his partners work to raise $300 million to cover all costs for a 2018 launch. Beckham’s investment group already contained some pretty big names, like Simon Fuller, creator of American Idol, as well as other foreign […]