Former England Captain, David Beckham’s long ambition to own a team in the US has finally materialized. The retired player has announced he is now the owner of a new Major League Soccer franchise in Miami; last year November American basketballer, Lebron James also discussed the idea of investing in the club. The football venture will cost him £15million. Beckham also revealed his plans to build a 25,000 seat stadium on the Miami waterfront.
The 38-year-old noted, “This is an exciting time for myself, my family, my friends and partners, and it is something we are really looking forward to bringing to Miami. We’re planning to bring a team that will be a global team. I want to create a team that we can start from scratch and I am going to work hard for this city to make this team very successful. It is an exciting time.”
On the crop of players that will be on board, Beckham who retired in PSG in 2012 added that he will bring great players in. “The fortunate thing about my career is players are already interested in coming to Miami. Players are already interested into coming and playing – who wouldn’t? Great players will come here. We have a list of players we want. Everyone knows who they want. These players are calling me up and sending me messages. It would be disrespectful for me as an owner to speculate, but we want the best. But I want to build an established academy and local players who want to reach the top.’