MIAMI, Florida: David Beckham has less than a year before his new Major League Soccer team, Inter Miami, takes the field and is finally turning his focus to bringing in players with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on his mind.
"They’re playing at such a high level that it’s hard to see them leaving the clubs they are at. But we will see. You never know what can happen in football." Among those the 43-year-old former England captain has turned to for advice about his new role as an owner is former Manchester United chief executive David Gill.
"It’s a different world from the European leagues but it’s catching up really quickly and the excitement is there."As well as getting his club off the ground, including negotiating a deal for a training complex and stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Beckham has also joined his fellow 'Class of 92' United alumni including Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, in taking a ten percent ownership stake in National League English club Salford City.
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