After 1,000 days, where do things stand with David Beckham, MLS in Miami?

So, now MBU says they want to join MLS in 2019. Which means they don't think they can get it done in the next 6-10 months, ie, too late for 2018. It will be three years in February; what, does MBU want four years to get this done? How about five or six? 

Grant says Sacramento isn't ready for 2018 either, and MLS will go with an uneven number of teams in 2018. Based on his comments below Grant either has not heard about Garber's recent comments in Tampa, or he has not properly digested them yet. 

I suggest if Bill Edwards and St. Pete put together a deal quickly, they could take the 24th spot in MLS in 2018. They could play at Raymond James Stadium in 2018-19 while Al Lang Stadium is being rebuilt. That's my hope at the moment anyway.   

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After 1,000 days, where do things stand with David Beckham, MLS in Miami?

Grant Wahl

Tuesday November 1st, 2016

This week, David Beckham’s planned Miami MLS team marked 1,000 days since the announcement that Beckham planned to put his team in South Florida, yet there is still no team in place. So what’s the latest?

Well, even though MLS says officially that Beckham’s Miami team could start play in 2018, a source in Beckham’s camp says it would be much smarter to start in 2019. They’re still trying to acquire more land in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood for the stadium site, in addition to nailing down a flagship investor in the team. Even though MLS would prefer to have two teams come into the league in 2018, it now looks almost certain that only one will come in that year: LAFC. 

A league source says there is zero chance that Sacramento–tabbed by MLS commissioner Don Garber in January on the Planet Fútbol Podcast as one of the leaders of the pack along with St. Louis for teams 25-28–would come into MLS in 2018.

Minnesota United and Atlanta United FC will enter MLS in 2017.