A year and a half after MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced that David Beckham was going to own an expansion franchise in Miami – after months of silence and speculation – it seems as though Beckham has overcome his biggest hurdle…securing a site for a stadium in Miami. News has broken this morning that talks of joining forces with the University of Miami on a joint stadium are no longer, and that Beckham’s group will build a privately funded stadium on the site of the Orange Bowl.
David Beckham #MLSMiami ownership group have agreed to build privately funded stadium at Orange Bowl site, according to reports.
#BREAKING City of Miami, Beckham group agree to build MLS stadium next to Marlins Park pic.twitter.com/L41fTAQMtA
As of the writing of this article there has been no official word from either MLS offices or from the Miami MLS group.
We’ll keep you posted.
