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| Miami voters give Beckham approval to negotiate stadium deal for MLS club | Miami voters give Beckham approval to negotiate stadium deal for MLS club |
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| David Beckham’s long-planned stadium deal is closer to reality. Miami voters gave city officials permission on Tuesday to negotiate a no-bid lease deal with Beckham‘s group, which wants to build a Major League Soccer complex on what has been a public golf course. Beckham’s group is also planning to have a hotel and retail space on the land, in return for guaranteeing the city about $3.6m in rent annually. | David Beckham’s long-planned stadium deal is closer to reality. Miami voters gave city officials permission on Tuesday to negotiate a no-bid lease deal with Beckham‘s group, which wants to build a Major League Soccer complex on what has been a public golf course. Beckham’s group is also planning to have a hotel and retail space on the land, in return for guaranteeing the city about $3.6m in rent annually. |
| It’s not a done deal, however. Now the former England captain and his partners must negotiate the terms with city officials for the 25,000-seat stadium and discuss plans for transforming the rest of what is now the Melreese Country Club into a 58-acre public park. | It’s not a done deal, however. Now the former England captain and his partners must negotiate the terms with city officials for the 25,000-seat stadium and discuss plans for transforming the rest of what is now the Melreese Country Club into a 58-acre public park. |
| David Beckham's new MLS team will be called Inter Miami | |
| Tuesday’s win was an important one for Beckham’s new club, Inter Miami. Beckham has considered and wanted several other sites over the years, before turning his attention to Melreese in recent months. | Tuesday’s win was an important one for Beckham’s new club, Inter Miami. Beckham has considered and wanted several other sites over the years, before turning his attention to Melreese in recent months. |
| “I started this dream five and a half years ago ... to bring a team to Miami, to bring a team to this great city,” Beckham said at a rally on Tuesday night. “To bring a team to you, the people. We’ve had some speed bumps along the way. We’ve had a few problems along the way.” | “I started this dream five and a half years ago ... to bring a team to Miami, to bring a team to this great city,” Beckham said at a rally on Tuesday night. “To bring a team to you, the people. We’ve had some speed bumps along the way. We’ve had a few problems along the way.” |
| Beckham’s group has also committed to spend about $35m to clean up toxic waste at the site and pay a living wage to employees. | Beckham’s group has also committed to spend about $35m to clean up toxic waste at the site and pay a living wage to employees. |
| The land deal had critics on multiple fronts, with some local golfers asking voters to save the course. Other Miami residents filed legal challenges saying the city is required to not only have competitive bidding but to get fair market value when selling or leasing property. | The land deal had critics on multiple fronts, with some local golfers asking voters to save the course. Other Miami residents filed legal challenges saying the city is required to not only have competitive bidding but to get fair market value when selling or leasing property. |
| “We’ve proved to the world that persistence, patience, makes things happen,” Beckham said. “We are going to bring a championship winning team. We are going to bring great players. We are going to create homegrown talent.” | “We’ve proved to the world that persistence, patience, makes things happen,” Beckham said. “We are going to bring a championship winning team. We are going to bring great players. We are going to create homegrown talent.” |
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