Miami: David Beckham could return to the United States as owner of a new club and his advisors have already held talks with Major League Soccer. Beckham announced his retirement from professional soccer on Thursday but has been tight-lipped about his future plans after ending the season with French club Paris St Germain.
The former England captain's contract with MLS, signed when he joined the L.A. Galaxy in 2007, included an option to purchase an 'expansion franchise'. Beckham's advisors, which include his management team, Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment, have discussed with the league some of the possible locations for an eventual team.
"There have been discussions with his advisors, his management, preliminary discussions," Major League Soccer executive vice-president of communications, Dan Courtemanche said on Friday.
MLS currently has 19 teams and hopes to add a 20th club in New York City, with Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour of Abu Dhabi reported to be the likely buyer of that franchise. Beckham's option, which would allow him to create a new franchise for a fee understood to be $25 million, well below the recent entry fees to the league for other expansion clubs, explicitly rules out New York City as a location for an eventual new team....
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08:56 AM, May 18, 2013
Washington: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended the FBI on its investigations related to the suspected Chechen-origin Boston bombers, even as he praised Russia for its co-operation in the probe into the attacks. "I think that all our law enforcement officials performed in an exemplary fashion after the bombing had taken place. We should be very proud of their work, as obviously we're proud of the people of Boston,...
03:26 AM, May 01, 2013
Washington: Boston Marathon bombing suspects were trained in carrying out the attack, top US lawmakers claimed on Sunday and said that it is too early to arrive at the conclusion that there is no foreign connection to this act of terror. Congressman Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said suspects Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev had help, considering the device's level of sophistication and the type of...
10:44 PM, Apr 28, 2013
New Delhi: Major Anup Joseph Manjali was on Saturday awarded the second-highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra by President Pranab Mukherjee for killing three foreign militants in Jammu and Kashmir. 12 defence personnel were awarded the Shaurya Charkra for their acts of bravery including Captain A Rahul Ramesh and Naik Krishna Kumar who were given the honour posthumously. Manjali, who was deployed in Jammu and Kashmir with the 24 Rashtriya...
11:40 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Los Angeles: Police in Los Angeles, New York City, London and other cities worldwide stepped up security on Monday following explosions at the Boston Marathon. Los Angeles police Lt Andrew Neiman said the department was urging officers to be extra vigilant around large crowds and would increase security at sporting events such as the Los Angeles Dodgers game on Monday night. The department was also activating its emergency operations center...
04:47 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Kleberson, 33, will join the Union on loan until the end of the season as part of a deal. ...
01:09 PM, Mar 26, 2013
The DMK, the second largest constituent of the ruling coalition, the UPA, has officially withdrawn support from it. A delegation of DMK leaders, led by TR Baalu, handed over the letter of withdrawal of support from the UPA to President Pranab Mukherjee at 10.30 pm on Tuesday. The UPA is in minority in Parliament now. The coalition government will be more than ever at the mercy of powerful but fickle ...
11:47 PM, Mar 19, 2013
A 25-year-old protester in Baramulla was allegedly shot dead by the Army. "A time bound inquiry is on. We are doing it. If there is any lapse, as per the tradition of the Army, justice shall prevail," said Major General VG Khandare. ...
05:53 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Air India had been a member of HI since 2009 and in 2012 it was demoted to Associate Member. ...
05:55 PM, Feb 23, 2013
This was India's second overwhelming win of the Hockey World League after they beat Fiji 16-0 in their first match. ...
07:36 PM, Feb 20, 2013
On Monday, India men and women teams begin their campaigns in the World League, which is FIH's brainchild and also doubles up as WC qualifier. ...
08:39 AM, Feb 18, 2013
Delhi beat Punjab 3-0 and now have 32 points with 6 wins and a draw from 7 matches. ...
10:04 PM, Jan 29, 2013
Warriors would be hoping to put a stop to table toppers Delhi Waveriders' unbeaten run. ...
05:37 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Delhi Waveriders sit on top of the leaderboard with 22 points while Mumbai Magicians have lost all the five matches they have played so far. ...
05:11 PM, Jan 25, 2013
A US federal court here has started the sentencing hearing of David Coleman Headley, an LeT operative convicted of involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. The hearing started before the court of US District Judge Harry D Leinenweber in downtown Chicago amidst an unprecedented security. ...
10:34 PM, Jan 24, 2013
Major Abup J Manjali of the Rashtriya Rifles would be awarded the Kirti Chakra on the 64th Republic Day for showing extraordinary bravery in counter- terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir. ...
08:20 PM, Jan 24, 2013
There was drama at former Army Chief General VK Singh's residence in New Delhi on Saturday afternoon when a Signals Regiment unit reportedly went to remove the army exchange and lines at his house. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the General Singh's wife objected to the removal of the devices without any notice and in deference to this request, the team returned without removing the exchange. ...
04:28 PM, Jan 05, 2013
Poulter, widely regarded as one of the best putters in the game, has achieved virtually everything else in professional golf and says landing one of the four majors would fulfil a long cherished dream. ...
10:31 AM, Jan 03, 2013
Bangalore: A memorial for 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks martyr Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan was inaugurated in Bangalore on Monday, on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the attacks that left 166 people dead and over 300 injured. The statue was unveiled a short while earlier. The NSG commando died during Operation Black Tornado but not before flushing out the remaining the terrorists from the Taj hotel. The 31-year-old was posthumously...
11:39 AM, Nov 26, 2012
26/11 Mumbai terror attacks martyr, NSG Commando Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan's father has said that he won't rest till the masterminds of the terror attacks are brought to book. ...
10:24 AM, Nov 26, 2012
