This was revealed by commissioner Don Garber when he said the MLS would love to see new franchise in Miami backed by David Beckham but there will not be a new team in the south Beach until a Stadium deal is in place.
According to Reuters reports, Garber repeatedly emphasised that MLS is keen to work with Beckham but was equally firm that it will not bend rules for the former England captain. He said their must be a Stadium deal in place before an expansion franchise is awarded.
"We cannot go to Miami without the right Stadium solution, " Garber said during his state of the league address.
"David understands that, the city understands that, that is an undisputable fact."
There had been two previous attempts to establish a team in Miami but they both failed due to low turn out of spectators. But Beckham believes he can make it happen this time. Finding the right location for a stadium and financing is not easy in Miami.
" We are very excited about opportunity of having David put together an ownership group and financing a Stadium site in downtown Miami so that we can end up having what we hope will be our 22nd team in a city that is one of the largest in the country and has a very strong, passionate fan base but there is a lot of word that needs to happen." Garber said.
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