David Beckham says he wants to win round opponents of his plans to build a stadium for his new Miami team in the port of the Florida city.
Cruise operators have raised concerns about traffic problems if the 25,000-seater stadium for the Major League Soccer franchise in the heart of Port Miami receives the go-ahead.
Beckham attended a news conference in Miami on Monday to announce the development plans and said of the opposition: “I want to change their minds.
“I don’t want to be an enemy to the people that are opposed to the stadium. I want to work with them.”
Beckham has also hired a lobbyist to try to secure state aid from Florida to part-fund the stadium, according to the Miami Herald. Other stadiums in the state receive annual aid.
“We want to be treated like every other franchise. We’re not asking for anything more or anything less,” Beckham added.
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