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  • -David Beckham right here!

  • [ Cheers and applause ]

  • The new owner -- The new owner and president

  • of soccer operations of the Inter Miami CF.

  • This is a major deal. -Yeah.

  • You know, I'm very proud of being an owner of my own team.

  • You know, I'm from the East End of London,

  • so to say that I've had the career that I've had,

  • obviously playing for some of the teams I've played for

  • and now being an owner of a team here in the U.S.,

  • it's really exciting. -It's really cool.

  • -Yeah. -Did you ever think as a player

  • that you would ever be an owner? -No, never.

  • You know, I loved playing the game.

  • But to be honest, I never really wanted

  • to go into being a manager or really a coach.

  • So obviously, to have the opportunity to be an owner,

  • especially in a city like Miami --

  • You know, Miami's an incredible city.

  • -Oh, it's so much fun. [ Cheers ]

  • -I mean, they're always having fun in Miami.

  • -Yeah, yeah, yeah. Apparently.

  • -Yeah, oh, everywhere. Even if you go to Starbucks

  • at 6:00 in the morning, there's a conga line going in there.

  • [ Laughter ]

  • It's so fun. There's rumors out there

  • that you were trying to get Messi and Ronaldo

  • to come play for -- -Yeah.

  • -Is that true? -Well, you know what?

  • We've -- We've got great opportunities down in Miami,

  • and we've been contacted by a lot of different players

  • with possibly coming to join the team.

  • You know, as any owner, you really want the best players.

  • And if we have the opportunity to bring in players

  • like Cristiano or Lio Messi --

  • You know, I've got such admiration

  • for both of them as athletes.

  • If we could bring those players in, then great.

  • But at the moment, you know, we have a great roster of players,

  • young players, a couple of experienced players, as well.

  • But a lot of young players that are just ready to play.

  • And one of the things I always learned from Sir Alex Ferguson,

  • who I used to play for at Manchester United,

  • he'd turn around to me, and he said,

  • "Whoever you bring in, you know,

  • they have to be the right fit for the club."

  • It's not about bringing the biggest name

  • or the biggest personality or biggest player.

  • It's all about the player that will fit in best

  • with the players, and, you know, that's what we'll do.

  • But like I said, you know, as an owner,

  • if you want to bring these players in,

  • then we have a great opportunity.

  • -Now, do you have a -- Is there a stadium yet?

  • -We have a stadium.

  • We have a training facility down in Ft. Lauderdale.

  • So, that's exciting.

  • You know, we only broke ground on the stadium,

  • our facility, 10 months ago.

  • So there's a lot been done in 10 months,

  • which is incredible, because it took seven years

  • to get to this point. -Seven years?

  • -I announced it -- Seven years ago, I retired.

  • And then, two days after that, I flew to Miami,

  • announced that we were doing the team in Miami,

  • and I thought, "Two years,

  • we'll be up and running. I'll have a team."

  • Fast-forward seven years, we're there.

  • -Yeah, like eight LEGOs, done, completely.

  • [ Laughter ] You're like, "All right."

  • Your wife's like, "Get something going, honey.

  • Uh, let's go." Yeah.

  • And your first match is this weekend?

  • -First match is this weekend in L.A. against LAFC.

  • -Oh, I know LAFC. -Yeah.

  • -You know why? One of the owners of that is Will Ferrell.

  • -Yeah, Will. Will's a great guy.

  • I love watching him in the stands because

  • he's obviously very funny, but he's so animated with,

  • you know, the support that he gives to his team.

  • And I love -- I love that.

  • And, hopefully, I'll be bumping into him this weekend

  • because there will be a bit of banter, I'm sure.

  • -Oh, my gosh. That would be fantastic.

  • Well, I want to say good luck, and come back.

  • -Thank you. -And, yeah.

  • Maybe I'll go to Miami. I'll check out a match.

  • -You should, you should. -That'd be fantastic.

  • -You're more than welcome. -Thank you, brother.

  • [ Cheers and applause ] -David Beckham.

-David Beckham right here!

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