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Time ticking on Beckham's Miami MLS team amid deadline, Las Vegas speculation

On Thursday, MLS intends to unveil the formal process, timeline, and perhaps the fee structure, that will serve as the framework for its expansion to 28 teams. Those details are expected to be finalized at a board of governors meeting in New York City. While Minnesota United and Atlanta United prepare to play in the league next season and Los Angeles FC continues construction on a stadium expected to open in 2018, the roadmap to 28 should come into focus.

Except there’s a speed bump: Miami.

David Beckham’s team, the rights for which he purchased at a deep discount (approximately $25 million) after retiring as a player, was supposed to come in alongside LAFC as club No.