David Beckham's team ownership plans in Major League Soccer moved a step closer on Thursday as his consortium bought an area of land for a stadium site.
Ownership group Miami Beckham United (MBU), comprised of the former England midfielder along with his agent Simon Fuller and businessmen Marcelo Claure and Tim Leiweke, confirmed in a statement "the acquisition of two private properties totalling approximately six acres at 650 Northwest 8th Street" in the Overtown neighbourhood.
The statement added: "The acquisitions open the door to MBU's purchase of adjacent land required for development, now controlled by Miami-Dade County, at fair market value.