David Beckham will be thrust into a political campaign to win backing for his Major League Soccer team in Miami with a referendum in November on a new stadium proposal, Reuters reported. On Thursday, the former England, Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder's business partners unveiled their plan for a stadium on downtown Miami's waterfront after their original site, at the city's port, ran into political opposition. The proposed 20,000 to 25,000-seat stadium would be part of an expanded park area close to the Miami Heat basketball arena. Beckham's business group, Miami Beckham United, need to ink a stadium deal before they can win final approval for the franchise from MLS, the top professional division in the United States. Beckham also played with Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS for five years until the end of 2012. Beckham was not present at the launch but said in a statement that the park would have public benefits and bring a professional soccer team to downtown Miami for the first time. -- SPA 00:21 LOCAL TIME 21:21 GMT تغريد
