After a meeting in late May between outgoing University of Miami President, Donna Shalala, David Beckham’s investment group and Major League Soccer it appeared as though a potential joint venture for a stadium was moving forward. Fast forward nearly two months later and that no longer appears to be the case.
Several news reports came out late last week that Beckham's group was moving forward with a proposal to build a soccer stadium near the old Orange Bowl site but conspicuously absent from those reports was a partnership with UM. What is not known at this time is what caused UM to cool on the JV.