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Beckham in Miami to pursue soccer stadium deal

(Reuters) – Retired English soccer captain David Beckham lobbied Miami lawmakers on Wednesday to approve his proposed 25,000-seat soccer stadium on the city’s prized bayfront real estate. Beckham, wearing a tailored dark suit, went door-to-door in Miami-Dade lawmakers’ offices in downtown Miami throughout the morning and afternoon, meeting with commissioners and posing for pictures. Beckham’s plan for a futuristic, waterfront stadium near the port of Miami to house a new Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise […]