David Beckham Explains His Vision For Building Miami's MLS Roster
"From the moment we announced we were coming to Miami, I've had many phone calls from many different top players saying, 'I'm in.'"
"From the moment we announced we were coming to Miami, I've had many phone calls from many different top players saying, 'I'm in.'"
"About sixty days ago we were done. We gave up. We were not going to do this."
"Bringing an MLS club to Miami has been a hell of a journey," Beckham said.
Jorge and Jose Mas, who recently competed with Derek Jeter's group to purchase the Miami Marlins, have joined forces with Beckham in hopes to finally bring MLS Soccer to South Florida.
Miami soccer fans can breathe at least a small sigh of relief. Beckham's franchise is not subject to this expansion bid.
"I hope it gets done, but it's not done. I have my fears as to whether it's going to get done because things like this that drag on this long that's always tough on a process. But for David I hope he lands somewhere."
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Kingston is known for his hit songs "Beautiful Girls," "Fire Burning," and "Eenie Meenie."
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