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Roger Bennett wears "excellent" Tampa Bay Rowdies jersey on Men in Blazers show - Streamable (streamable.com)
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Roger Bennett wears "excellent" Tampa Bay Rowdies jersey on Men in Blazers show
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@TheHoopedSleeve
.@rogbennett is definitely Livin' the Dream!
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3:09 PM - 3 Jan 2018
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Fernandes and Gorskie Set to Return for 2018 Season (rowdiessoccer.com)
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Fernandes and Gorskie Set to Return for 2018 Season
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Rowdies and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa Announce Renewal of their Exclusive Partnership as Official Jersey Sponsor (rowdiessoccer.com)
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Rowdies and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa Announce Renewal of their Exclusive Partnership as Official Jersey Sponsor
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http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/871715?referrer_id=2349190
Gorskie, Fernandes Return to Rowdies
Duo sign new contracts for upcoming season with Tampa Bay
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http://floridapolitics.com/archives/252812-florida-cup-2018-comes-al-lang-stadium
Florida Cup 2018 comes to Al Lang Stadium
Elite international soccer makes it way to Al Lang Stadium Jan. 20 and a couple of the world’s well-known clubs from Colombia and Poland will face off.
The 2016 Copa Libertadores champion, Club Atlético Nacional of Medellin, Colombia, will match up against Poland’s legendary Legia Warsaw at the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ home venue.
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https://www.sportstalkflorida.com/soccer/miami-beckham-united/major-league-soccers-awkward-expansion-process-stalls/
Major League Soccer’s Awkward Expansion Process Stalls
expansion has been slow for David Beckham and the MLS.
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Putting the book in: American soccer literature to read this winter
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http://www.phillysoccerpage.net/2017/12/28/putting-the-book-in-american-soccer-literature-to-read-this-winter/
Putting the book in: American soccer literature to read this winter
People will sometimes ask me, “whatever possessed you to start digging up American soccer history and writing pieces about it?”
My answer is quite simple: envy.
Like most American kids, soccer was not the only sport I played. I played street hockey in the winter, touch football in the fall, baseball in the spring, and basketball whenever I could get an open basket. I not only played those sports, but I followed them—eagerly anticipating the 3:30 arrival of the afternoon Camden Courier-Post and devouring the box scores and game reports from the previous evening’s contests.
I also collected the Topps bubblegum cards of all of those sports—baseball, in particular, but with a special affinity for basketball cards because they actually included American Basketball Association players along with the NBA stars (the other sports did not include rival leagues like the World Hockey Association in their sets).
When I started playing soccer as an 8-year old in 1973, I naturally assumed I would slot it alongside the other sports. However, there were no soccer cards to be found…standings and statistics were not included in the newspaper…no Street & Smith’s annual season previews to whet my appetite. Nothing.
It drove me crazy.
As I got into my teens, and began to come across books like Basil Kane’s Kyle Rote Jr.’s Complete Handbook of Soccer (the book was, and technically still is miscredited to Kyle Rote Jr.) and Zander Hollander’s The Encyclopedia of American Soccer, I learned that American soccer did exist prior to 1967. Still, a lot of the story was not being told. And I resolved, when I got the time and resources, to help tell that story.
I’d like to think that my work—along with the much more important work of Colin Jose, Roger Allaway, David Wangerin and (dare I say it?) Ed Farnsworth has done a lot to fill in the gaps and connect those dots. Certainly, readers here have expressed appreciation for what they have read about famous teams and players from the 1920s to the present. So, in some small way, I can kick back and think “mission accomplished.”
Nevertheless…I’m still jealous.
Let’s face it—there will never be a Ken Burns’ Soccer. Too much material is forever lost to time. No one bothered to ask the players who played in the American Soccer League of the 1920s for their stories (Jim Smith in Hollander’s book had the chance, but he dismissed his interviewees’ stories about an “old” ASL and “Soccer War” as urban myth in his intro to his American Soccer League chapter—opportunity forever lost). To date, no uniforms from any of the 1920s ASL teams have been found. The league’s cup—the Lewis Cup—sits in a museum in Ukraine. No one made tobacco cards of Archie Stark, Billy Gonsalves, or Davie Brown.
And it’s not just in history and collectibles where American soccer unfortunately lags behind. In America, we get to enjoy some outstanding sports literature. Baseball, in particular, has inspired some absolutely magnificent writings over the decades. Go to a Barnes & Noble, however—or even your local library—and you are most likely to see books like Coaching Soccer For Eight Year Olds on the shelf before any “real” soccer literature.
As with history, however, great American soccer literature exists. You just need to know where to find it. With Amazon making the acquisition of out-of-print books easier than ever, digging up these forgotten classics is a snap. As the season for American soccer approaches, allow me to recommend these fine examples of American soccer literature.
(Note: I am deliberately omitting “history books” like Wangerin’s Soccer In A Football World.)
(Follow link for full article.)
https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7mvi7t/cole_we_know_what_we_have_to_do/
Cole: We Know What We Have To Do (rowdiessoccer.com)
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http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/870400
Cole: We Know What We Have To Do
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7mn7si/sch%C3%A4fer_eager_for_more_in_2018/
Schäfer Eager For More In 2018 (rowdiessoccer.com)
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http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/870276?referrer_id=2824806
Schäfer Eager For More In 2018
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7mmhum/rowdies_u23s_ricky_lopezespin_invited_to_mls/
Rowdies U23's Ricky Lopez-Espin Invited to MLS Combine (uslpdl.com)
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http://www.uslpdl.com/news_article/show/869148
MLS Combine List Includes 46 PDL Alums
Ricky Lopez-Espin - Creighton/Tampa Bay Rowdies U23
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7mjp5e/ralphs_mob_grand_theft_auto_mob_city_tifo_is_up/
Ralph’s Mob - “Grand Theft Auto, Mob City” Tifo is up for 2017 /r/MLS Best Tifo/Fan Display Award (self.TampaBayRowdies)
You can check it out (and vote) here:
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https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comments/7mis2w/stage_2_of_the_2017_rmls_awards_voting_thread/druc2uy/
Stage 2 of the 2017 /r/MLS Awards - Voting Thread (self.MLS)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7mfi6y/collins_gearing_up_for_2018_season/
Collins Gearing Up For 2018 Season (rowdiessoccer.com)
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http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/870045?referrer_id=2824806
Collins Gearing Up For 2018 Season
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7ldbi9/2017_ruslpro_raise_your_game_awards_winners/
2017 r/USLPRO "Raise Your Game" Awards: WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!! - (Rowdies take home 3 awards) (reddit.com)
Four awards if you count the "Mitch Face" meme that was caused by Marcel Schäfer's rocket...
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https://www.reddit.com/r/USLPRO/comments/7laasx/2017_ruslpro_raise_your_game_awards_winners/
2017 r/USLPRO "Raise Your Game" Awards: WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!! self.USLPRO
http://www.phillysoccerpage.net/2017/12/28/putting-the-book-in-american-soccer-literature-to-read-this-winter/
Putting the book in: American soccer literature to read this winter
People will sometimes ask me, “whatever possessed you to start digging up American soccer history and writing pieces about it?”
My answer is quite simple: envy.
Like most American kids, soccer was not the only sport I played. I played street hockey in the winter, touch football in the fall, baseball in the spring, and basketball whenever I could get an open basket. I not only played those sports, but I followed them—eagerly anticipating the 3:30 arrival of the afternoon Camden Courier-Post and devouring the box scores and game reports from the previous evening’s contests.
I also collected the Topps bubblegum cards of all of those sports—baseball, in particular, but with a special affinity for basketball cards because they actually included American Basketball Association players along with the NBA stars (the other sports did not include rival leagues like the World Hockey Association in their sets).
When I started playing soccer as an 8-year old in 1973, I naturally assumed I would slot it alongside the other sports. However, there were no soccer cards to be found…standings and statistics were not included in the newspaper…no Street & Smith’s annual season previews to whet my appetite. Nothing.
It drove me crazy.
As I got into my teens, and began to come across books like Basil Kane’s Kyle Rote Jr.’s Complete Handbook of Soccer (the book was, and technically still is miscredited to Kyle Rote Jr.) and Zander Hollander’s The Encyclopedia of American Soccer, I learned that American soccer did exist prior to 1967. Still, a lot of the story was not being told. And I resolved, when I got the time and resources, to help tell that story.
I’d like to think that my work—along with the much more important work of Colin Jose, Roger Allaway, David Wangerin and (dare I say it?) Ed Farnsworth has done a lot to fill in the gaps and connect those dots. Certainly, readers here have expressed appreciation for what they have read about famous teams and players from the 1920s to the present. So, in some small way, I can kick back and think “mission accomplished.”
Nevertheless…I’m still jealous.
Let’s face it—there will never be a Ken Burns’ Soccer. Too much material is forever lost to time. No one bothered to ask the players who played in the American Soccer League of the 1920s for their stories (Jim Smith in Hollander’s book had the chance, but he dismissed his interviewees’ stories about an “old” ASL and “Soccer War” as urban myth in his intro to his American Soccer League chapter—opportunity forever lost). To date, no uniforms from any of the 1920s ASL teams have been found. The league’s cup—the Lewis Cup—sits in a museum in Ukraine. No one made tobacco cards of Archie Stark, Billy Gonsalves, or Davie Brown.
And it’s not just in history and collectibles where American soccer unfortunately lags behind. In America, we get to enjoy some outstanding sports literature. Baseball, in particular, has inspired some absolutely magnificent writings over the decades. Go to a Barnes & Noble, however—or even your local library—and you are most likely to see books like Coaching Soccer For Eight Year Olds on the shelf before any “real” soccer literature.
As with history, however, great American soccer literature exists. You just need to know where to find it. With Amazon making the acquisition of out-of-print books easier than ever, digging up these forgotten classics is a snap. As the season for American soccer approaches, allow me to recommend these fine examples of American soccer literature.
(Note: I am deliberately omitting “history books” like Wangerin’s Soccer In A Football World.)
(Follow link for full article.)
https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7mvi7t/cole_we_know_what_we_have_to_do/
Cole: We Know What We Have To Do (rowdiessoccer.com)
(Follow link for full article.)
http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/870400
Cole: We Know What We Have To Do
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7mn7si/sch%C3%A4fer_eager_for_more_in_2018/
Schäfer Eager For More In 2018 (rowdiessoccer.com)
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http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/870276?referrer_id=2824806
Schäfer Eager For More In 2018
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7mmhum/rowdies_u23s_ricky_lopezespin_invited_to_mls/
Rowdies U23's Ricky Lopez-Espin Invited to MLS Combine (uslpdl.com)
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http://www.uslpdl.com/news_article/show/869148
MLS Combine List Includes 46 PDL Alums
Ricky Lopez-Espin - Creighton/Tampa Bay Rowdies U23
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7mjp5e/ralphs_mob_grand_theft_auto_mob_city_tifo_is_up/
Ralph’s Mob - “Grand Theft Auto, Mob City” Tifo is up for 2017 /r/MLS Best Tifo/Fan Display Award (self.TampaBayRowdies)
You can check it out (and vote) here:
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https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comments/7mis2w/stage_2_of_the_2017_rmls_awards_voting_thread/druc2uy/
Stage 2 of the 2017 /r/MLS Awards - Voting Thread (self.MLS)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7mfi6y/collins_gearing_up_for_2018_season/
Collins Gearing Up For 2018 Season (rowdiessoccer.com)
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http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/870045?referrer_id=2824806
Collins Gearing Up For 2018 Season
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7ldbi9/2017_ruslpro_raise_your_game_awards_winners/
2017 r/USLPRO "Raise Your Game" Awards: WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!! - (Rowdies take home 3 awards) (reddit.com)
Four awards if you count the "Mitch Face" meme that was caused by Marcel Schäfer's rocket...
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https://www.reddit.com/r/USLPRO/comments/7laasx/2017_ruslpro_raise_your_game_awards_winners/
2017 r/USLPRO "Raise Your Game" Awards: WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!! self.USLPRO
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
MLS expansion is coming to Nashville; Tampa Bay may be a future candidate
Tampa Bay Area will be left out in the cold, soccer-wise, AGAIN, unless Bill Edwards can get additional MLS investors, and soon.
Miami is still uncertain, because despite the new investors nothing has been announced yet. After the last addition of a new investor earlier this year we were told things would be wrapped up by August, then nothing happened. Now we are being told that things will be wrapped up by January, or before the start of MLS 2018 season (March) at the latest. We shall see. The zoning hearings will be interesting; if NIMBYism strikes that is where and when it will strike.
Also lol at comments from people about expansion "diluting" MLS talent. Have they not been paying attention these past 10-15 years? As MLS has expanded it has gotten better. More investment in the league means better players. It's a worldwide market for soccer talent, and MLS is a minor league in global terms. Dilution is a worry for NFL/MLB/NBA/NHL, not for MLS.
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http://www.tampabay.com/MLS-expansion-is-coming-to-Nashville-Tampa-Bay-may-be-a-future-candidate_163756491
MLS expansion is coming to Nashville; Tampa Bay may be a future candidate
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http://www.tbo.com/MLS-expansion-is-coming-to-Nashville-Tampa-Bay-may-be-a-future-candidate_163756491
MLS expansion is coming to Nashville; Tampa Bay may be a future candidate
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https://www.thebluetestament.com/2017/12/20/16799182/mls-expansion-nashville-is-in-and-updates-on-sacramento-miami-detroit-phoenix-power-rankings
MLS Expansion: Nashville is in and Updates on Sacramento, Miami, Detroit + Power Rankings
Although all the focus is on Nashville, there are big updates on Miami and many other cities vying for expansion.
Miami, Florida
Oh Miami. February 2018, just two months away, will mark four years since their expansion bid was announced. Now the Miami Herald is reporting that Todd Boehly, previously the majority partner in the bid is out to be replaced by Jorge and Jose Mas and Masayoshi Son.
The Mas Brothers overseas MasTec, a multi-billion dollar infrastructure firm. They are based out of Florida, which has to be seen as a boost for the Miami bid. Son’s networth also dwarfs Mas as he’s reportedly worth $23 billion.
This would seem to sure up Miami’s situation, but with Miami you never know. The new owners have already been approved by the MLS Board of Governors.
With Miami’s continued uncertainty, one has to wonder if three of the final four don’t get in before Miami does. Don Garber didn’t put that idea to rest when in his State of the League Address he stated that a 3rd team getting in over Miami was “conceivable.”
Miami is still uncertain, because despite the new investors nothing has been announced yet. After the last addition of a new investor earlier this year we were told things would be wrapped up by August, then nothing happened. Now we are being told that things will be wrapped up by January, or before the start of MLS 2018 season (March) at the latest. We shall see. The zoning hearings will be interesting; if NIMBYism strikes that is where and when it will strike.
Also lol at comments from people about expansion "diluting" MLS talent. Have they not been paying attention these past 10-15 years? As MLS has expanded it has gotten better. More investment in the league means better players. It's a worldwide market for soccer talent, and MLS is a minor league in global terms. Dilution is a worry for NFL/MLB/NBA/NHL, not for MLS.
(Follow link for full article.)
http://www.tampabay.com/MLS-expansion-is-coming-to-Nashville-Tampa-Bay-may-be-a-future-candidate_163756491
MLS expansion is coming to Nashville; Tampa Bay may be a future candidate
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http://www.tbo.com/MLS-expansion-is-coming-to-Nashville-Tampa-Bay-may-be-a-future-candidate_163756491
MLS expansion is coming to Nashville; Tampa Bay may be a future candidate
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https://www.thebluetestament.com/2017/12/20/16799182/mls-expansion-nashville-is-in-and-updates-on-sacramento-miami-detroit-phoenix-power-rankings
MLS Expansion: Nashville is in and Updates on Sacramento, Miami, Detroit + Power Rankings
Although all the focus is on Nashville, there are big updates on Miami and many other cities vying for expansion.
Miami, Florida
Oh Miami. February 2018, just two months away, will mark four years since their expansion bid was announced. Now the Miami Herald is reporting that Todd Boehly, previously the majority partner in the bid is out to be replaced by Jorge and Jose Mas and Masayoshi Son.
The Mas Brothers overseas MasTec, a multi-billion dollar infrastructure firm. They are based out of Florida, which has to be seen as a boost for the Miami bid. Son’s networth also dwarfs Mas as he’s reportedly worth $23 billion.
This would seem to sure up Miami’s situation, but with Miami you never know. The new owners have already been approved by the MLS Board of Governors.
With Miami’s continued uncertainty, one has to wonder if three of the final four don’t get in before Miami does. Don Garber didn’t put that idea to rest when in his State of the League Address he stated that a 3rd team getting in over Miami was “conceivable.”
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Rowdies Announce Head Coach Stuart Campbell to Return for 2018 Season (rowdiessoccer.com)
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Rowdies Announce Head Coach Stuart Campbell to Return for 2018 Season (rowdiessoccer.com)
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Rowdies Announce Head Coach Stuart Campbell to Return for 2018 Season
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Coach Stuart Campbell will again lead the squad in 2018 (twitter.com)
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NEWS - After a record-setting season, Rowdies Head Coach Stuart Campbell will again lead the squad in 2018, signing a new contract. It will be Campbell’s third full season at the helm and seventh as a member of the Rowdies organization.
READ MORE: http://tinyurl.com/Stu2018USL
7:00 AM - 18 Dec 2017
https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7ko84u/rowdies_announce_head_coach_stuart_campbell_to/
Rowdies Announce Head Coach Stuart Campbell to Return for 2018 Season (rowdiessoccer.com)
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http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/867730
Rowdies Announce Head Coach Stuart Campbell to Return for 2018 Season
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Coach Stuart Campbell will again lead the squad in 2018 (twitter.com)
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NEWS - After a record-setting season, Rowdies Head Coach Stuart Campbell will again lead the squad in 2018, signing a new contract. It will be Campbell’s third full season at the helm and seventh as a member of the Rowdies organization.
READ MORE: http://tinyurl.com/Stu2018USL
7:00 AM - 18 Dec 2017
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Approval For David Beckham's Miami MLS Plan Could Come As Soon As January
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https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2017/12/15/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/Miami-MLS.aspx
Approval For David Beckham's Miami MLS Plan Could Come As Soon As January
Published December 15, 2017
David Beckham’s plans to bring MLS to Miami is "expected to finally reach a happy conclusion with the official granting of the team expected as early as late January," according to Michelle Kaufman of the MIAMI HERALD. The MLS BOG met in N.Y. on Thursday and "approved Beckham’s...
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https://ussoccerplayers.com/2017/12/miami-takes-another-mls-step.html
Miami takes another MLS step
Friday's soccer news starts with the latest from the ongoing saga that is MLS expanding to Miami. We now know that the league is fine with the changes to the investor/operator group that will back David Beckham's MLS expansion team. With that settled and a stadium plan in place, the expectation is a quick conclusion to what has been a lengthy process to officially award a Miami MLS team.
It's been a long time coming, with various announcements, rethinks, and negotiations to get to the point that MLS would agree. That includes various stadium plans, so many that they have their own Wikipedia page.
"Major League Soccer announced on Thursday that the MLS Board of Governors approved the addition of three men, brothers Jorge and Jose Mas, and Masayoshi Son, to the ownership group of Miami's prospective MLS expansion team Jorge Mas is the co-founder and chairman of the board of MasTec. Jose Mas is the telecommunications company’s CEO. Both are Miami natives who live in the city. Son is a Japanese entrepreneur, and is the founder and CEO of SoftBank…. MLS also announced on Thursday that a further announcement on the Miami team is expected to be made ahead of the start of the 2018 MLS regular season."
The Miami Herald's Michelle Kaufman reports on that new ownership group for Beckham's Miami expansion bid and the likelihood that MLS will grant the team in January. ESPN''s Jeff Carlisle on the Miami expansion.
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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2017/12/15/miami-mls-bid-change-could-affect-detroit-timeline/108629532/
Miami MLS bid change could affect Detroit timeline
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http://www.geosuper.tv/latest/256577-beckham-s-mls-venture-gets-go-ahead-for-additional-owners
Beckham´s MLS venture gets go-ahead for additional owners
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https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/76111/wait-continues-on-decisions-on-three-fronts-with-h.html
Wait continues on decisions on three fronts with huge implications for American soccer
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http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-david-beckhams-miami-mls-venture-nears-reality-christian-pulisic-voted-best
Football: David Beckham's Miami MLS venture nears reality, Christian Pulisic voted best US player
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/14/three-new-owners-added-david-beckhams-miami-expansion-team
Three new owners added to David Beckham's Miami expansion team
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http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/3311829/mls-board-of-governors-approves-david-beckhams-expansion-bid-group?src=com
MLS board of governors approves David Beckham's expansion bid group
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https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2017/12/14/mls-expansion-vote-expected-new-miami-owners-steals-show/953891001/
With MLS expansion vote expected, new Miami owners steal the show
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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/12/15/soccer/softbanks-masayoshi-son-among-new-partners-david-beckhams-mls-expansion-team/
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son among new partners for David Beckham’s MLS expansion team
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http://www.goal.com/en-sa/news/beckhams-miami-team-gets-mls-approval-for-additional-owners/11mwkxgug4fvo19cewyme482w0
Beckham's Miami team gets MLS approval for additional owners
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https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2017/12/14/three-new-owners-added-david-beckhams-miami-ownership-group
Three new owners added to David Beckham's Miami ownership group
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https://www.local10.com/news/local/miami/major-league-soccer-approves-david-beckhams-3-new-partners-in-miami-dream
Major League Soccer approves David Beckham's 3 new partners in Miami dream
New Miami Beckham United Group aims for 2020 inaugural game
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http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mls/article189854229.html
Beckham’s new partners have been approved — and final decision on team not far behind
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Section Spotlight: Corner Reserved
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Published on Dec 14, 2017
Want prime location for the postgame autograph session? Make sure you secure your Corner Reserved season tickets today!
PURCHASE: tinyurl.com/TBRSTM18
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Section Spotlight: Sideline Upper Reserved
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Published on Dec 14, 2017
Do you like to watch Rowdies games from a high vantage point? The Sideline Upper Reserved section is the place for you! Secure your season tickets today by calling 727-222-2000 or visiting tinyurl.com/TBRSTM18.
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Rowdies gear in Tampa (self.TampaBayRowdies)
I just visited Tampa Bay Sports (the Lightning’s store) at International Plaza. They had a few Rowdies items there finally. It wasn’t much. Just two t-shirts, a scarf and a deflated soccer ball (literally one ball lol). But it’s a start. And it’s Rowdies merch in Tampa. And there was no purple to be found anywhere in the store, too.
Wish they had some jerseys, but at least it’s a start.
https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2017/12/15/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/Miami-MLS.aspx
Approval For David Beckham's Miami MLS Plan Could Come As Soon As January
Published December 15, 2017
David Beckham’s plans to bring MLS to Miami is "expected to finally reach a happy conclusion with the official granting of the team expected as early as late January," according to Michelle Kaufman of the MIAMI HERALD. The MLS BOG met in N.Y. on Thursday and "approved Beckham’s...
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https://ussoccerplayers.com/2017/12/miami-takes-another-mls-step.html
Miami takes another MLS step
Friday's soccer news starts with the latest from the ongoing saga that is MLS expanding to Miami. We now know that the league is fine with the changes to the investor/operator group that will back David Beckham's MLS expansion team. With that settled and a stadium plan in place, the expectation is a quick conclusion to what has been a lengthy process to officially award a Miami MLS team.
It's been a long time coming, with various announcements, rethinks, and negotiations to get to the point that MLS would agree. That includes various stadium plans, so many that they have their own Wikipedia page.
"Major League Soccer announced on Thursday that the MLS Board of Governors approved the addition of three men, brothers Jorge and Jose Mas, and Masayoshi Son, to the ownership group of Miami's prospective MLS expansion team Jorge Mas is the co-founder and chairman of the board of MasTec. Jose Mas is the telecommunications company’s CEO. Both are Miami natives who live in the city. Son is a Japanese entrepreneur, and is the founder and CEO of SoftBank…. MLS also announced on Thursday that a further announcement on the Miami team is expected to be made ahead of the start of the 2018 MLS regular season."
The Miami Herald's Michelle Kaufman reports on that new ownership group for Beckham's Miami expansion bid and the likelihood that MLS will grant the team in January. ESPN''s Jeff Carlisle on the Miami expansion.
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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2017/12/15/miami-mls-bid-change-could-affect-detroit-timeline/108629532/
Miami MLS bid change could affect Detroit timeline
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http://www.geosuper.tv/latest/256577-beckham-s-mls-venture-gets-go-ahead-for-additional-owners
Beckham´s MLS venture gets go-ahead for additional owners
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https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/76111/wait-continues-on-decisions-on-three-fronts-with-h.html
Wait continues on decisions on three fronts with huge implications for American soccer
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http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-david-beckhams-miami-mls-venture-nears-reality-christian-pulisic-voted-best
Football: David Beckham's Miami MLS venture nears reality, Christian Pulisic voted best US player
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/14/three-new-owners-added-david-beckhams-miami-expansion-team
Three new owners added to David Beckham's Miami expansion team
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http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/3311829/mls-board-of-governors-approves-david-beckhams-expansion-bid-group?src=com
MLS board of governors approves David Beckham's expansion bid group
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https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2017/12/14/mls-expansion-vote-expected-new-miami-owners-steals-show/953891001/
With MLS expansion vote expected, new Miami owners steal the show
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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/12/15/soccer/softbanks-masayoshi-son-among-new-partners-david-beckhams-mls-expansion-team/
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son among new partners for David Beckham’s MLS expansion team
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http://www.goal.com/en-sa/news/beckhams-miami-team-gets-mls-approval-for-additional-owners/11mwkxgug4fvo19cewyme482w0
Beckham's Miami team gets MLS approval for additional owners
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https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2017/12/14/three-new-owners-added-david-beckhams-miami-ownership-group
Three new owners added to David Beckham's Miami ownership group
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https://www.local10.com/news/local/miami/major-league-soccer-approves-david-beckhams-3-new-partners-in-miami-dream
Major League Soccer approves David Beckham's 3 new partners in Miami dream
New Miami Beckham United Group aims for 2020 inaugural game
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http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mls/article189854229.html
Beckham’s new partners have been approved — and final decision on team not far behind
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Rowdies gear in Tampa (self.TampaBayRowdies)
I just visited Tampa Bay Sports (the Lightning’s store) at International Plaza. They had a few Rowdies items there finally. It wasn’t much. Just two t-shirts, a scarf and a deflated soccer ball (literally one ball lol). But it’s a start. And it’s Rowdies merch in Tampa. And there was no purple to be found anywhere in the store, too.
Wish they had some jerseys, but at least it’s a start.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Beckham's MLS expansion bid group restructured at 11th hour - sources
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http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/3309216/beckhams-mls-expansion-group-restructured-at-11th-hour-sources?src=com
Beckham's MLS expansion bid group restructured at 11th hour - sources
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http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/major-shake-up-in-david-beckhams-mls-franchise-bid
Major shake-up in David Beckham’s MLS franchise bid
Mas brothers join consortium as Todd Boehly exits stalled project.
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https://therealdeal.com/miami/2017/12/13/mas-bros-team-up-with-beckham-in-pitch-for-miami-mls-stadium/
Mas bros. team up with Beckham in pitch for Miami MLS stadium
Jorge and Jose Mas lead engineering and construction giant MasTec
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https://www.sportbusiness.com/sport-news/beckham%E2%80%99s-mls-bid-secures-new-backers-ahead-key-meeting
Beckham’s MLS bid secures new backers ahead of key meeting
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David Beckham's Bidding Group Undergoes Shakeup With Todd Boehly Out, Mas Brothers In
Published December 13, 2017
The investors behind David Beckham’s bid for a Miami soccer stadium have "undergone a significant shake-up," with majority partner and Dodgers co-Owner Todd Boehly out and Miami moguls Jorge and Jose Mas "joining the venture," according to sources cited in a front-page story by Kaufm...
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http://www.espn.in/football/major-league-soccer/story/3309216/beckhams-mls-expansion-group-restructured-at-11th-hour-sources
Beckham's MLS expansion bid group restructured at 11th hour - sources
David Beckham's investor group, one still hoping to land a Major League Soccer expansion franchise, has undergone a significant restructuring just days before a critical meeting of the MLS board of governors, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC.
Todd Boehly, who was set to be the majority partner for Beckham's group -- called Miami Beckham United -- is now no longer involved and has been replaced by local businessmen Jorge and Jose Mas, as well as Sprint chairman Masayoshi Son.
The news was first reported by the Miami Herald.
A Beckham spokesman declined comment, as did MLS.
Beckham's effort to acquire an MLS expansion team has been fraught with delays since it was first proposed back in February of 2014. As recently as last Friday MLS commissioner Don Garber told ESPN FC that MBU still needed "a solid ownership group -- one that hopefully could be very connected locally -- and a finalized stadium plan."
This came on the heels of comments from Tim Leiweke, who wondered aloud in a recent interview if the deal would get done.
The stadium plan appeared to be nearing completion when MBU agreed to purchase three acres from Miami-Dade County back in June. Combined with an adjoining six-acre parcel, MBU has secured the site it needed to build a stadium in Miami's Overtown neighborhood.
But local landowner Bruce Matheson filed a lawsuit alleging that the county violated the law by not opening up the sale to competitive bidding. A judge sided with the county back in October, but Matheson has appealed the ruling, resulting in a further delay. The City of Miami must also approve zoning changes for the site.
Boehly was thought to be the last piece of the puzzle for the investment group when he was brought in last April. He and Beckham presented their plan to the Board of Governors in Chicago around the time of the MLS All-Star game in August, and initially it was well received.
"We're not announcing MLS Miami today, but I am confident we'll be able to do that, perhaps by the end of the summer," said Garber at the time.
But sources have told ESPN FC that the ownership structure proposed by Boehly, one that would see him have a clear majority stake in the venture, didn't sit well with MLS. There has been pushback among MLS owners over Beckham's discounted $25 million expansion fee, and the sight of Boehly becoming the majority owner gave the impression he was getting the franchise on the cheap when MLS is currently charging new expansion teams a fee of $150 million. The league also wanted a larger local presence.
The additions of the Mas brothers as well as Son appear to fit that requirement for the investment group. Jose Mas is the CEO of MasTec Inc., an engineering and construction firm whose headquarters are in nearby Coral Gables, Florida. His brother Jorge is the Chairman of the Board. Earlier this year the Mas brothers attempted to buy the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball, but were beaten out by an investment group led by Derek Jeter.
Son has been brought in by another member of Beckham's investment group, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure. According to Forbes, Son's net worth is $23 billion. Son also gives MLS a bigger conduit to the Asian market than what it currently has.
What has emerged is an ownership structure -- one that still includes Beckham and his business partner Simon Fuller -- where the stakes are more evenly spread out. Sources indicated that Leiweke's role with Beckham's group going forward is to be determined.
Sources have added that Beckham's group feels it has satisfied all of the league's requirements and the ongoing litigation with Matheson is not expected to be a deal breaker.
"The litigation slowed things down, but I don't believe the litigation will prevent us from being in Miami," said Garber.
The MLS board of governors is meeting in New York on Thursday where it will discuss the next round of expansion as well as Beckham's project.
It is now up to MLS to either grant Beckham a franchise or look elsewhere.
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https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/76068/report-mas-futbol-for-miami-beckham-united.html
Report: Mas futbol for Miami Beckham United
The on-again, off-again bid by David Beckham to launch an MLS team in Miami took another turn as the Miami Herald reported that Beckham might have found a local owner the group needs for MLS to go forward with the team.
Several sources close to the talks told the Herald that majority partner Todd Boehly (who was brought in as majority owner earlier this year) is out and brothers Jorge and Jose Mas have joined Miami Beckham United.
Before the MLS All-Star Game in Chicago on Aug. 2, MLS commissioner Don Garber said the MLS board of governors was impressed with the work Boehly and Beckham had been doing to move the bid forward, finally securing a stadium site for the team that has been in a holding pattern since Beckham exercised his option on an MLS expansion team -- price tag: $25 million -- and was introduced to the Miami media in February 2014.
Garber cautioned work still needed to be done but he was confident about announcing MLS Miami was official, "perhaps by the end of the summer." A Miami circuit court judge dismissed a nuisance suit attacking Miami-Dade County's sale of a three-acre truck depot Miami Beckham United needs to complete the stadium site in Overtown as an attempt to sabotage the deal with what he termed a "sham bid."
Tim Leiweke, who brought Beckham to MLS in 2007 when he was CEO and president of AEG and was brought in to help Miami Beckham United win approval for the stadium site in Overtown after plans at several other Miami stadium sites fell through, had recently raised doubts whether the deal will ever get done.
At his state of the league address on Friday, Garber termed Beckham's pursuit of a stadium "the most complicated situation in any market that we've experienced." Garber said for the first time on Friday that that even if the stadium picture is clearer -- a 25,000-seat stadium in the Overtown neighborhood -- the Beckham group must find a local owner for the deal to go forward.
"I continue to say that we want Miami in the league," he said. "It's a large market, a gateway city. There are a lot of values to us having a team down there and I'm very confident that we will get something done."
Garber also added, though, that it was "conceivable" one of the one of the four finalists for the two expansion spots up for grabs -- Cincinnati, Detroit, Nashville and Sacramento -- could move ahead of Miami in the expansion order.
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/13/new-national-soccer-hall-fame-will-host-first-inductions-october-2018
New National Soccer Hall of Fame will host first inductions in October 2018
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https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2017/12/13/mls-board-governors-set-thursday-meeting-expansion-discussed/944764001/
MLS Board of Governors set for Thursday meeting, expansion to be discussed
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https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/12/13/mls-commissioner-maybe-columbus-should-look-at.html
MLS commissioner: 'Maybe Columbus should look at what Detroit and Nashville and Cincinnati and Sacramento are doing'
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MLS commissioner: Expansion teams’ timetable could move up
As FC Cincinnati awaits a decision on its bid to become one of Major League Soccer’s two expansion clubs to begin play in 2020, MLS commissioner Don Garber said one of the teams selected could begin play a year earlier than anticipated.
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Why should Amazon come to Tampa?
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Published on Dec 6, 2017
We asked local residents why they think amazon should move to Tampa!
http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/3309216/beckhams-mls-expansion-group-restructured-at-11th-hour-sources?src=com
Beckham's MLS expansion bid group restructured at 11th hour - sources
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http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/major-shake-up-in-david-beckhams-mls-franchise-bid
Major shake-up in David Beckham’s MLS franchise bid
Mas brothers join consortium as Todd Boehly exits stalled project.
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https://therealdeal.com/miami/2017/12/13/mas-bros-team-up-with-beckham-in-pitch-for-miami-mls-stadium/
Mas bros. team up with Beckham in pitch for Miami MLS stadium
Jorge and Jose Mas lead engineering and construction giant MasTec
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https://www.sportbusiness.com/sport-news/beckham%E2%80%99s-mls-bid-secures-new-backers-ahead-key-meeting
Beckham’s MLS bid secures new backers ahead of key meeting
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https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2017/12/13/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/Miami-MLS.aspx
David Beckham's Bidding Group Undergoes Shakeup With Todd Boehly Out, Mas Brothers In
Published December 13, 2017
The investors behind David Beckham’s bid for a Miami soccer stadium have "undergone a significant shake-up," with majority partner and Dodgers co-Owner Todd Boehly out and Miami moguls Jorge and Jose Mas "joining the venture," according to sources cited in a front-page story by Kaufm...
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http://www.espn.in/football/major-league-soccer/story/3309216/beckhams-mls-expansion-group-restructured-at-11th-hour-sources
Beckham's MLS expansion bid group restructured at 11th hour - sources
David Beckham's investor group, one still hoping to land a Major League Soccer expansion franchise, has undergone a significant restructuring just days before a critical meeting of the MLS board of governors, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC.
Todd Boehly, who was set to be the majority partner for Beckham's group -- called Miami Beckham United -- is now no longer involved and has been replaced by local businessmen Jorge and Jose Mas, as well as Sprint chairman Masayoshi Son.
The news was first reported by the Miami Herald.
A Beckham spokesman declined comment, as did MLS.
Beckham's effort to acquire an MLS expansion team has been fraught with delays since it was first proposed back in February of 2014. As recently as last Friday MLS commissioner Don Garber told ESPN FC that MBU still needed "a solid ownership group -- one that hopefully could be very connected locally -- and a finalized stadium plan."
This came on the heels of comments from Tim Leiweke, who wondered aloud in a recent interview if the deal would get done.
The stadium plan appeared to be nearing completion when MBU agreed to purchase three acres from Miami-Dade County back in June. Combined with an adjoining six-acre parcel, MBU has secured the site it needed to build a stadium in Miami's Overtown neighborhood.
But local landowner Bruce Matheson filed a lawsuit alleging that the county violated the law by not opening up the sale to competitive bidding. A judge sided with the county back in October, but Matheson has appealed the ruling, resulting in a further delay. The City of Miami must also approve zoning changes for the site.
Boehly was thought to be the last piece of the puzzle for the investment group when he was brought in last April. He and Beckham presented their plan to the Board of Governors in Chicago around the time of the MLS All-Star game in August, and initially it was well received.
"We're not announcing MLS Miami today, but I am confident we'll be able to do that, perhaps by the end of the summer," said Garber at the time.
But sources have told ESPN FC that the ownership structure proposed by Boehly, one that would see him have a clear majority stake in the venture, didn't sit well with MLS. There has been pushback among MLS owners over Beckham's discounted $25 million expansion fee, and the sight of Boehly becoming the majority owner gave the impression he was getting the franchise on the cheap when MLS is currently charging new expansion teams a fee of $150 million. The league also wanted a larger local presence.
The additions of the Mas brothers as well as Son appear to fit that requirement for the investment group. Jose Mas is the CEO of MasTec Inc., an engineering and construction firm whose headquarters are in nearby Coral Gables, Florida. His brother Jorge is the Chairman of the Board. Earlier this year the Mas brothers attempted to buy the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball, but were beaten out by an investment group led by Derek Jeter.
Son has been brought in by another member of Beckham's investment group, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure. According to Forbes, Son's net worth is $23 billion. Son also gives MLS a bigger conduit to the Asian market than what it currently has.
What has emerged is an ownership structure -- one that still includes Beckham and his business partner Simon Fuller -- where the stakes are more evenly spread out. Sources indicated that Leiweke's role with Beckham's group going forward is to be determined.
Sources have added that Beckham's group feels it has satisfied all of the league's requirements and the ongoing litigation with Matheson is not expected to be a deal breaker.
"The litigation slowed things down, but I don't believe the litigation will prevent us from being in Miami," said Garber.
The MLS board of governors is meeting in New York on Thursday where it will discuss the next round of expansion as well as Beckham's project.
It is now up to MLS to either grant Beckham a franchise or look elsewhere.
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https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/76068/report-mas-futbol-for-miami-beckham-united.html
Report: Mas futbol for Miami Beckham United
The on-again, off-again bid by David Beckham to launch an MLS team in Miami took another turn as the Miami Herald reported that Beckham might have found a local owner the group needs for MLS to go forward with the team.
Several sources close to the talks told the Herald that majority partner Todd Boehly (who was brought in as majority owner earlier this year) is out and brothers Jorge and Jose Mas have joined Miami Beckham United.
Before the MLS All-Star Game in Chicago on Aug. 2, MLS commissioner Don Garber said the MLS board of governors was impressed with the work Boehly and Beckham had been doing to move the bid forward, finally securing a stadium site for the team that has been in a holding pattern since Beckham exercised his option on an MLS expansion team -- price tag: $25 million -- and was introduced to the Miami media in February 2014.
Garber cautioned work still needed to be done but he was confident about announcing MLS Miami was official, "perhaps by the end of the summer." A Miami circuit court judge dismissed a nuisance suit attacking Miami-Dade County's sale of a three-acre truck depot Miami Beckham United needs to complete the stadium site in Overtown as an attempt to sabotage the deal with what he termed a "sham bid."
Tim Leiweke, who brought Beckham to MLS in 2007 when he was CEO and president of AEG and was brought in to help Miami Beckham United win approval for the stadium site in Overtown after plans at several other Miami stadium sites fell through, had recently raised doubts whether the deal will ever get done.
At his state of the league address on Friday, Garber termed Beckham's pursuit of a stadium "the most complicated situation in any market that we've experienced." Garber said for the first time on Friday that that even if the stadium picture is clearer -- a 25,000-seat stadium in the Overtown neighborhood -- the Beckham group must find a local owner for the deal to go forward.
"I continue to say that we want Miami in the league," he said. "It's a large market, a gateway city. There are a lot of values to us having a team down there and I'm very confident that we will get something done."
Garber also added, though, that it was "conceivable" one of the one of the four finalists for the two expansion spots up for grabs -- Cincinnati, Detroit, Nashville and Sacramento -- could move ahead of Miami in the expansion order.
(Follow link for full article.)
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/13/new-national-soccer-hall-fame-will-host-first-inductions-october-2018
New National Soccer Hall of Fame will host first inductions in October 2018
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https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2017/12/13/mls-board-governors-set-thursday-meeting-expansion-discussed/944764001/
MLS Board of Governors set for Thursday meeting, expansion to be discussed
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https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/12/13/mls-commissioner-maybe-columbus-should-look-at.html
MLS commissioner: 'Maybe Columbus should look at what Detroit and Nashville and Cincinnati and Sacramento are doing'
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https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/12/12/mls-commissioner-expansion-teams-timetable-could.html
MLS commissioner: Expansion teams’ timetable could move up
As FC Cincinnati awaits a decision on its bid to become one of Major League Soccer’s two expansion clubs to begin play in 2020, MLS commissioner Don Garber said one of the teams selected could begin play a year earlier than anticipated.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Mas brothers join Beckham bid in shake-up that sees top partner exit Miami MLS venture
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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article189445954.html
Mas brothers join Beckham bid in shake-up that sees top partner exit Miami MLS venture
The investors behind David Beckham’s bid for a Miami soccer stadium have undergone a significant shake-up, with majority partner Todd Boehly out and Miami moguls Jorge and Jose Mas joining the venture, according to several sources close to the talks.
News of the shake-up comes days before the Beckham group hopes to finally win approval from Major League Soccer owners to grant the retired soccer star an expansion franchise in Miami for the deeply discounted price of $25 million. The discount, attached to Beckham’s MLS contract as its marquee player when he joined the Los Angeles team a decade ago, has been a sticking point with some owners as Beckham’s bid for a Miami soccer team is on the verge of entering its fifth year.
In losing Boehly, Beckham parted with the latest in a series of would-be top investors: the co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers was slated to be the majority owner and controlling partner in the MLS league. But in the Mas brothers, Beckham gains as partners two of the most prominent business executives in Miami and the family behind a leading corporate name in the region, MasTec.
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https://www.sportstalkflorida.com/soccer/mls-expansion-time-near/
MLS Expansion Time Is Near
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber will be announcing new teams are joining the league very soon.
The MLS seems to not be interested in the Tampa Bay market even though St. Petersburg voters said yes to a proposal to renovate Al Lang Stadium through a lease deal as long as the owner of the proposed MLS expansion team paid for the revamping of the facility.
Charlotte, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Nashville, Phoenix, Raleigh, Sacramento, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Diego and Tampa Bay were on the MLS’s expansion list. Major League Soccer granted David Beckham a Miami expansion franchise in 2014 but Beckham’s group has had difficulty finding a suitable spot for a stadium. The MLS is still a money loser, but there is no shortage of potential owners who want an expansion team.
David Beckham still has no home for his Miami MLS team.
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https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/12/12/mls-commissioner-expansion-teams-timetable-could.html
MLS commissioner: Expansion teams’ timetable could move up
As FC Cincinnati awaits a decision on its bid to become one of Major League Soccer’s two expansion clubs to begin play in 2020, MLS commissioner Don Garber said one of the teams selected could begin play a year earlier than anticipated.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comments/7jfa5n/mas_brothers_join_beckham_bid_in_shakeup_that/
Mas brothers join Beckham bid in shake-up that sees top partner exit Miami MLS venture (miamiherald.com)
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Mas brothers join Beckham bid in shake-up that sees top partner exit Miami MLS venture (miamiherald.com)
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Mas brothers join Beckham bid in shake-up that sees top partner exit Miami MLS venture
The investors behind David Beckham’s bid for a Miami soccer stadium have undergone a significant shake-up, with majority partner Todd Boehly out and Miami moguls Jorge and Jose Mas joining the venture, according to several sources close to the talks.
News of the shake-up comes days before the Beckham group hopes to finally win approval from Major League Soccer owners to grant the retired soccer star an expansion franchise in Miami for the deeply discounted price of $25 million. The discount, attached to Beckham’s MLS contract as its marquee player when he joined the Los Angeles team a decade ago, has been a sticking point with some owners as Beckham’s bid for a Miami soccer team is on the verge of entering its fifth year.
In losing Boehly, Beckham parted with the latest in a series of would-be top investors: the co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers was slated to be the majority owner and controlling partner in the MLS league. But in the Mas brothers, Beckham gains as partners two of the most prominent business executives in Miami and the family behind a leading corporate name in the region, MasTec.
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https://www.sportstalkflorida.com/soccer/mls-expansion-time-near/
MLS Expansion Time Is Near
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber will be announcing new teams are joining the league very soon.
The MLS seems to not be interested in the Tampa Bay market even though St. Petersburg voters said yes to a proposal to renovate Al Lang Stadium through a lease deal as long as the owner of the proposed MLS expansion team paid for the revamping of the facility.
Charlotte, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Nashville, Phoenix, Raleigh, Sacramento, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Diego and Tampa Bay were on the MLS’s expansion list. Major League Soccer granted David Beckham a Miami expansion franchise in 2014 but Beckham’s group has had difficulty finding a suitable spot for a stadium. The MLS is still a money loser, but there is no shortage of potential owners who want an expansion team.
David Beckham still has no home for his Miami MLS team.
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https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/12/12/mls-commissioner-expansion-teams-timetable-could.html
MLS commissioner: Expansion teams’ timetable could move up
As FC Cincinnati awaits a decision on its bid to become one of Major League Soccer’s two expansion clubs to begin play in 2020, MLS commissioner Don Garber said one of the teams selected could begin play a year earlier than anticipated.
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Mas brothers join Beckham bid in shake-up that sees top partner exit Miami MLS venture (miamiherald.com)
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Mas brothers join Beckham bid in shake-up that sees top partner exit Miami MLS venture (miamiherald.com)
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Published on Dec 12, 2017
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