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 Specifically, James talked about finding a place for the team to
call home.
"We're working on it," James said.
Beckham scouted some Miami locations last week. Beckham, who played
for the Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS, has the right to pay $25 million
to start an expansion franchise, and is seeking investors to assist
with the overall startup costs such as stadium construction and
player acquisitions.
"I wish it was easy," James said. "We're working on it. We'll see
what happens."
MLS expansion is all the rage in Florida these days, with Beckham
deciding last month that he wanted to bring a team to Miami and
after Orlando was awarded a team that will begin play in 2015.
James and the Miami Heat were in Orlando on Wednesday to play the
Magic.
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"I think the passion is the No. 1 thing," James
said, asked why he finds soccer appealing. "The passion that the
fans have about the game of soccer, it's pretty intense. It's
pretty awesome. I had an opportunity to go to a game in England
and it was an unbelievable experience. It's a world-renown
sport."
James has a small ownership stake in the English club Liverpool
through his involvement with Fenway Sports Management.
The NBA's four-time MVP has often said — and as recently as a
few weeks ago — that he would like to play one NFL game before
his athletic career ends. But when it comes to his two sons,
both of whom are basketball players, James apparently wants them
playing more 'futbol' than 'football.'
"No football," James said. "Soccer."
[Associated
Press; TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer]
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