Thursday, October 1, 2009

Becks to set up MLS Miami Team Rumors continue...

I decided to take a week off after Miami FC's season ended. But now I'm back and as promised here is some more Miami MLS info. I'll start off with an anonymous comment made on the last post written by Burrito below. It states that David Beckham is interested in starting an MLS team in Miami.
A source said: "Beckham does not want to go into management when his playing career ends and is now focused on owning a club. Simon Fuller is a clever man and believes there is a lot of money to be made as football continues to expand in the US.

"They have concluded Miami is ripe for a new team and stadium. There is a big Latino population who love their football and there is also a large expatriate British community.

"Plus, it is a great place to live - very sunny and on the coast. They are now starting to look for the right financial partners and sponsors."

For more Go HERE

The link is over a year old and the source, though not the best, is accurate to an extent.

Recently, a few sites including MLS Rumors brought us the news that Becks was looking at Montreal as a possible city to exercise his option to own an MLS team. We think most fans knew this information was bogus as soon as they heard it and ultimately even the Beckham camp refuted the rumor. Becks and Spice girl in Montreal? Sorry, I just can't imagine them living there or wanting to do anything in Canada for that matter and I don't mean to dis Montreal but the truth is Montreal doesn't need Beckham. They have everything already working for them: A wealthy team owner, a Soccer specific stadium and a large fan base.

In the U.S. after New York and Los Angeles, the only cool city left is Miami. South Florida is the perfect place to set up a team and if anyone can bring the fans to the stadium it's David Beckham.

There remains uncertainty concerning the fate of Miami FC in USL and as some of you have already read we broke out the news of the recent talks involving Aaron Davidson, president of Miami FC and MLS. Read about it HERE
It is still unknown what the talks were about. Some say there could be an MLS-2 in the works. But the same sources that gave us the info on the meeting between MLS and the TOA (Miami FC) tells us "Team Beckham" is in talks with a group interested in bringing MLS to Miami. Is it Traffic Sports? (Owners of Miami FC) Is it Marcelo Claure? (Who did the failed Barcelona Miami bid) or is it another group of investors?
We will keep looking for who these people are... More on this soon.

11 comments:

Nelson said...

Finally some Miami MLS news. I hope you guys get MLS soon.

JAC said...

I hope it will really happens for Miami.

Kartik said...

For all the criticisms we've all made of Traffic and Miami FC, looking at the US U-20 team makes me realize they have a plan and are doing something right.

MLS isn't the Bundesliga or La Liga, so if they continue to build Miami FC around young American players, allowing them to escaper the black hole of development which is the majority (but not all)of MLS teams and the majority (but not all) of NCAA Soccer teams, I'm willing to indulge them. After all the difference between USL and MLS, while certainly apparent is not overwhelming. In the larger scheme of things, both are several tiers of football below what the people in South Florida watch from South America/Europe or recall with the Strikers.

I don't see many other guys like Gale and Taylor that excite me at the U-20 level and both have come through Traffic's program.

Anonymous said...

Whatever it takes bring MSL to Miami.

Anonymous said...

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Hector said...

Uncle Ed if that's true it would be awesome.

Uncle Ed said...

Folks, the same source that informed us of the Miami FC/TOA meeting with MLS was the one that gave us the info on Becks so there must be some truth behind it...
Support our efforts to bring MLS to South Florida join and sign up at this page: http://www.miamisoccerfan.com/Soccer/Tickets.html
Bring MLS back to Miami!

Fernando said...

LETS GET THE WORD OUT MIAMI! We all need to e mail Beckham and his people. Ayone has the email.

Anonymous said...

Want to see MLS in Miami?

Start sending e mails to

David Beckham / 19 Entertainment:
simon.oliveira@19.co.uk

Anonymous said...

Hey Miami show Beckham you want hi to bring Miami MLS.

Anonymous said...

I CAN HEAR YOU MIAMI!! I WANT TO HEAR YOU SAY WE WANT MLS IN MIAMI.