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David Beckham spent five seasons in Major League Soccer, playing for the LA Galaxy where he won two MLS Cup trophies. The former England international is now planning to return to US football again as part of a ownership team that will bring top football back to Miami, Florida.
The Miami Fusion was the last MLS team in the city to operate from 1997 to 2001, winning the shield of MLS supporters in their final season. However, since then, there has been no MLS team in the area, with the closest franchise operating in Orlando.
The newest MLS franchise, now known as Inter Miami, has been confirmed as the 25th team in the press conference on January 29, 2018 and is set to make their world debut 1 March 2020 in Los Angeles vs. LAFC.
Prior to the team’s debut in the MLS, Target brings you everything you need to know about Inter Miami, including where they will play and what players will play for them.
- Who owns Inter Miami CF?
- What is the name of Beckham’s MLS team?
- When will Inter Miami FC play in the MLS?
- Where is Miami Inter Stadium?
- Who is playing for Inter Miami?
- Can you try for Inter Miami FC?
- What is an extension team?
Who owns Inter Miami CF?
Beckham is only an Inter Miami owner and is a member of a property group that was originally called Miami Beckham United but now operates under the name Miami Freedom Park LLC .
The team also includes Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure, MasTec’s Jorge and Jose Mas, and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.
Beckham’s team previously included Los Angeles owner Todd Boehly, former Toronto owner Tim Leiweke and American Idol producer Simon Fuller, whose participation ended in May 2019, when Beckham and his wife Victoria bought it. from their business activities.
When Beckham moved to LA Galaxy in 2007, he received a purchase option from MLS that allowed him to create a future franchise for $ 25 million instead of the usual cost of $ 150 million.
In 2014, he decided to make that choice and was allowed by Miami-Dade County to build a new stadium in downtown Miami.
What is the name of Beckham’s MLS team?
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It was announced on September 5, 2018 that the team would be called Inter Miami CF, which is short for Club Internacional de Futbol Miami.
Previously, the names Miami Vice and Miami Current were used when referring to the franchise in presentations.
The name Miami Vice was a reference to the 1980s television drama, made in 2006 as a Hollywood movie starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx.
He had also believed that Beckham could pay tribute to his career with Manchester United and invite the team to Miami United, but there was already a semi-professional team in the city of the same name.
The US site, BigSoccer, polled in 2016, where fans could vote for the team’s name, with 26% choosing Miami International or Inter Miami ahead of other options such as Athletic Miami, Athletic Club Miami and AC Miami.
It is a name that reflects the multicultural diversity of the city.
When will Inter Miami FC play in the MLS?
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The Miami team is only one of five new expansion teams, as Major League Soccer plans to expand to at least 24 teams by 2020.
Miami will start the game in the 2020 MLS campaign on a temporary basis, with their world debut against LAFC in Los Angeles 1 March 2020 to play the 2019 Shield Champions in Los Angeles at 5:30 pm ET / 10:30 pm GMT.
They will host their first home game March 14 vs. LA Galaxy at the new 19,000-seat Inter Miami CF Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, the club’s home for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
Where is Miami Inter Stadium?
Inter Miami FC does not have its own permanent home today, though a date has been set for the opening of their new home in 2022.
The current proposal for an Inter Miami FC stadium is a 25,000-seat venue that is part of it Freedom Park , a complex near Miami International Airport.
The approval for the construction of the land was granted by public vote in November 2018.
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Plans include the stadium to be built on a public 131 acre site, including more than 1,000,000 square meters of combined office, retail and commercial space.
There are also plans to expand into the hotel industry, with 750 hotel rooms, 23 acres for public football stadiums and the remaining 58 acres for public parks.
Other locations in Miami are also looking for places like Dodge Island in PortMiami, the Downtown Miami waterfront in Museum Park, and private locations in Overtown, Miami.
While the Miami Freedom Park is being built, Inter Miami will use the Lockhart Stadium – formerly used by the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and the Miami Fusion – as a temporary base.
Who is playing for Inter Miami?
Beckham himself is 42 years old, so unfortunately he is probably too old to play for his team. He is also unlikely to take on a managerial or coaching role with the team, preferring to stay behind the scenes with other owners.
The club announced their first arrivals to Matisse Pelergrin and Julian Karanaza in early August, with their third signing with Venezuelan international youth Christian Christian Makoun on 6 August.
“We are pleased to add a young player with solid experience in both Europe and South America for the Inter Miami roster,” Inter Miami athletic director Paul McDonough said.
“Christian is a neighboring player of good character and maturity. He has shown us that he is trying to represent himself and his country at the highest level, and that is the mentality we want to build at Inter Miami.”
Canadian midfielder David Nordan joined the club in early September from Vancouver Wilcap.
Miami will also be allowed to sign three designated players whose salaries are not counted in the MLS salary cap. When LA Galaxy signed him, Beckham was a determined player. They will also be eligible to join MLS SuperDraft ahead of their first season, which sees expansion teams given their first overall pick.
Co-owner Jorge Mas explained that the candidates for the role of head coach had “international experience” but the decision is not expected to be revealed by the end of 2019. According to a Daily Mirror report, Carlo Ancelotti is at the top of his wish list. Beckham as far as a director is concerned, while Zinedine Zidane has also been linked, but both numbers now seem unlikely to be candidates.
Some world stars have been rumored to be on Beckham’s radar and the former Real Madrid player has hinted he could bring some big names to the club.
“I’ve done a lot of checks,” Beckham told reporters in June 2019.
“We all know how great Miami is as a place to live with your family, but we don’t want the players to come here at the end of their careers thinking, ‘Let’s go to Miami for a few years and I’ll play some football. “
“That’s not what we want, we want players who are hungry, who have played at the top level but still want to win.
“I’m lucky to have played in so many different teams, in many different countries with so many different players and calling me everyday. It’s a good problem.”
World Cup fans, Antoine Griezmann, have expressed their willingness to participate in Beckham’s work, with Wayne Rooney and James Rodriguez also linked.
Can you try for Inter Miami FC?
Talent recruitment is an essential part of any sports team and Inter Miami is no different. In addition to the trials, team researchers, coaches and employees will be on the hunt for new players for all age levels up to the senior team.
Inter Miami has already assembled a Development Academy Roster, which features players for ages 12 to 19.
Players from the local Lauderhill Lions football club were invited to join the academy in May 2019.
“It was very important for us when we went into this process to really focus on young players in South Florida,” Inter Miami athletic director Paul McDonough said.
“We have been out and searching since last August and have visited many sites.
“We knew there would be some very good players out there who didn’t play in clubs because of the financial constraint and we looked at different teams in South Florida.”
What is an extension team?
Miami will become the 25th Major League Soccer team, with the league having expanded many times since its inception in 1996. When it started, the MLS had only 10 teams but had expanded to 12 teams by 1998. The Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion in 2002 for financial reasons, returning MLS to 10 teams.
Following the United States’ success in the 2002 World Cup, the MLS began to develop again, with many other teams working together as they expanded many times. New teams competed each year between 2007 and 2011, and by 2016, the league consisted of 20 teams.
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By 2020, the additions of Atlanta, Minnesota, Los Angeles and a new franchise in Nashville will see the MLS have 24 teams competing for the title. In December 2017, the Nashville expansion team was announced as part of the next phase, aiming to increase the league to 28 teams. The 24th team will play at the Nashville Fairgrounds in Tennesse, where a new 27,500 stadium is planned to be built.
Miami will be the 25th team to play their first year in the MLS in 2020. Offers come from three other cities to supplement the other teams to expand the 28 teams: Cincinnati, Detroit and Sacramento. There is also interest from Indianapolis, Charlotte, Raleigh and Phoenix.
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