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David Beckham Ownership Group, City of Miami Agree to Build MLS Stadium

Major League Soccer is moving one step closer to becoming a reality in South Beach thanks to some help from David Beckham.

According to ABC 10, a group that includes Beckham and the city of Miami will build a new MLS stadium:

#BREAKING City of Miami, Beckham group agree to build MLS stadium next to Marlins Park pic.twitter.com/L41fTAQMtA

— WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) July 17, 2015

This is the next step in getting an MLS franchise in Miami. Beckham announced in February 2014 that he was going into the ownership side of things, but getting a stadium built was one of the biggest obstacles to making it a reality.