David Beckham
Introduction
David Joseph Beckham was born on May 2nd, 1975. He is one of the world's most recognized figures in sport as he is a former professional footballer with a very successful career as he played with six different football teams and also with the English football team. He has been credited with five hundred and twenty-three appearances with his respective clubs and has amassed one hundred and fifteen appearances with England. David Beckham's estimated worth is an astounding four hundred and fifty million. In 2014, he was the second highest-paid athlete in the world, taking in a staggering seventy-five million dollars, only Michael Jordan earned more. Throughout his career in football, he earned his fair share of money to set himself up to be successful with his future ventures …show more content…
Later in 2013, Beckham revealed that he would like to form his own team within the MLS. He would become the first former Major League Soccer player to own a franchise in the league.
Beckham and his agent, Simon Fuller first expressed their interest to become potential owners of the Miami franchise back in December 2013. But Beckham was not the only person interested in the idea of a new team, another very successful business man was in the mix to try and acquire the team, not other than Stephen M. Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins (professional American football team), another huge sports team in Miami.
When David Beckham first joined the MLS back in 2007, he was given the option to purchase a franchise for twenty-five million dollars as part of his contract with LA Galaxy, but the deal would only be allowed if finance could be agreed on for a new stadium for the Miami team. When the first stadium plans fell through, Don Garber, commissioner of the MLS, said that the team would not be approved until a stadium plan could be agreed
Introduction
David Joseph Beckham was born on May 2nd, 1975. He is one of the world's most recognized figures in sport as he is a former professional footballer with a very successful career as he played with six different football teams and also with the English football team. He has been credited with five hundred and twenty-three appearances with his respective clubs and has amassed one hundred and fifteen appearances with England. David Beckham's estimated worth is an astounding four hundred and fifty million. In 2014, he was the second highest-paid athlete in the world, taking in a staggering seventy-five million dollars, only Michael Jordan earned more. Throughout his career in football, he earned his fair share of money to set himself up to be successful with his future ventures …show more content…
Later in 2013, Beckham revealed that he would like to form his own team within the MLS. He would become the first former Major League Soccer player to own a franchise in the league.
Beckham and his agent, Simon Fuller first expressed their interest to become potential owners of the Miami franchise back in December 2013. But Beckham was not the only person interested in the idea of a new team, another very successful business man was in the mix to try and acquire the team, not other than Stephen M. Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins (professional American football team), another huge sports team in Miami.
When David Beckham first joined the MLS back in 2007, he was given the option to purchase a franchise for twenty-five million dollars as part of his contract with LA Galaxy, but the deal would only be allowed if finance could be agreed on for a new stadium for the Miami team. When the first stadium plans fell through, Don Garber, commissioner of the MLS, said that the team would not be approved until a stadium plan could be agreed