STADIUMS l DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
Beckham gained the option to buy a cut-price MLS franchise during his time with LA Galaxy
■ Miami MLS Stadium Miami, US Opening: 2018
David Beckham’s proposed US$200m (€145m, £120m) Miami football stadium has been almost universally accepted by all sectors of the city. The only thing that can’t be decided upon is the stadium’s location. Initial plans to build the stadium on the
Miami waterfront were rejected after the US city deemed the proposed location “inappropriate,” leaving the former footballer’s Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise plan in tatters. The rejection was the second in the space
of a month for the former England football captain, who had plans rejected for a
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similar proposal at the port of Miami, which collapsed in the face of public opposition. The project, which would have involved
fi lling in a disused deep-water slipway and the creation of a “grand waterfront park”, was suggested to Beckham’s group in May, quickly becoming the favoured option when it became clear that opposition to the port plan from the Royal Caribbean cruise line and a maritime workers’ alliance would prove a substantial obstacle to overcome. Mayor Tomás Regalado, previously a
strong supporter of the project, said he had changed his mind about the waterfront site and considered it inappropriate for a football stadium after seeking the opinions of local residents, leaving Beckham’s investment group to consider the options available to it – one of which would be
withdrawing from Miami altogether. The conglomerate of investors – Miami Beckham United (MBU) – is hoping to establish the Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise in Miami with the view of having the team and stadium ready for the 2018 season. Designed by Arquitectonica and 360
Architecture, the proposed stadium is based on an open-air design with an undulating roof and a maximum capacity of 35,000. The last MLS team in the Miami area,
Miami Fusion, folded after four seasons. MBU – which includes, among others,
Beckham, his manager Simon Fuller and Bolivian billionaire Marcelo Claure – has admitted that building a privately-funded stadium on publicly-provided land is likely to be a long haul.
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