Beckham unveils plans for waterfront Miami stadium
Beckham unveils plans for waterfront Miami stadium
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After plans to build a stadium at PortMiami were ruled out, David Beckham's MLS Miami ownership group recommended a new bayside site for the Major League Soccer expansion team that will be owned by the former English national team captain.
The new bayside proposal calls for the filling in of a the Florida East Coast railway deep-water boat slip that sits next to the home of the NBA's Miami Heat. The estimated $20 million project would also increase the overall size of adjacent Museum Park by 4.3 acres. The group plans to seek state assistance for the project but will not call on city or county funds, according to the Miami Herald report.
The group released sketches of the proposed project on Thursday.
"By expanding Museum Park with new public spaces anchored by world-class art and science museums and a world-class soccer club, we'll be activating the waterfront on a year-round basis," Beckham said in a statement.
The plan calls for the remaining filled land along the bay to be turned into a leg of the park, connecting south to the publicly owned property known as Parcel B behind the arena. That parcel, now used as a staging area for arena events, would also become parkland, according to the report.
The city of Miami owns the slip and Museum Park and Miami-Dade county owns Parcel B. For a stadium to be built, the two would have to agree to property tax issues. The matter would also likely come before Miami voters in November.
Beckham's group originally hoped to build at PortMiami, but on Tuesday, Miami-Dade County commissioners nixed the location.
The PortMiami proposal called for an open-air stadium with views of the bay and the downtown skyline.
"Our plans to transform the FEC slip and Parcel B into soccer grounds and a public park will give Miami fans a chance to experience the thrill of the sport right in the heart of downtown," Miami Beckham United investor Marcelo Claure said in a statement.
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CAF Champions League Wrap: Zamalek, Al Ahli Benghazi earn wins
Zamalek and Al Ahli Benghazi kick-started their CAF Champions League campaigns with victories on Saturday, after first-up losses.
Egyptian outfit Zamalek denied Sudan’s Al Hilal Omdurman 2-1 in Cairo, with Mohamed Abdel-Shafy the hero for the hosts.
Abdel-Shafy set up Zamalek’s opener in the sixth minute, with his cross in from the left finding the head of Dominique Da Sylva – who nodded home.
Zamalek defender Yasser El Hanafi then handed Al Hilal a way back into the contest on 25 minutes, as he failed to control a long ball from the visitors – and Mudather El Tahir swept up the ball, rounded Zamalek goalkeeper Abdelwahed El-Sayed, and scored into an empty net.
Abdel-Shafy produced the magical moment on 81 minutes, however, as he took two touches before powering home a half-volley from the edge of the area.
Zamalek moved second in Group A, level on three points with leaders Vita Club – who have a game in hand.
Al Ahli Benghazi, of Libya, enjoyed a 3-2 win over ES Tunis – of Tunisia – in Omdurman, Sudan.
Edward Sadomba and Farag Mbarak put the ‘hosts’ two goals up at the Al-Merreikh Stadium inside 12 minutes.
Ahmed Akaichi had the response for ES Tunis in the 20th minute, however Al Ahli’s two-goal buffer was reinstated just prior to the break when Moses Orkuma – provider of Mbarak’s goal – struck.
Oussama Darragi pulled a goal back for ES Tunis with 12 minutes to play, but they could not find an equaliser.
ES Tunis are point-less through two games, while Al Ahli joined CS Sfaxien and ES Setif on three points in Group B, with the latter two teams to play one another on Sunday.
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