Mayor confirms Beckham Considering FIU, Marlins Park as temporary homes

According to Michelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald, Mayor Carlos Gimenez confirms that soccer superstar David Beckham is considering FIU and Marlins Park as temporary homes for Major League Soccer team until stadium is built.

During the month of June Beckham visited FIU and had a walk through with Executive director of sports and entertainment Pete Garcia. Beckham was later interviewed by CBS4 where he expressed his intrest in bring a MLS team to the city of Miami.

“I think bringing an MLS team here to South Florida would be…exciting,” Beckham said during an interview with CBS4. “I think Miami fans are very passionate about their sports and very passionate about winning and of course, it would have to be success but it’s definitely exciting.

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Francisco Rivero
: FIU Student Media Sports Director, Co-Host of Panther Sports Talk Live, Sports and Opinion writer, Communications major.