David Beckham is committed to securing a stadium site to continue his plans for a potential Major League Soccer expansion club in Miami.
A year after the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star announced his intention to front a MLS expansion team in Miami, Beckham's team is still trying to solve the biggest problem which is securing a site as there is currently no soccer stadium in the city.
Despite having two proposals for waterfront locations at Port Miami and Museum Park falling through, the English star is still confident that the project will prevail.
"Miami obviously doesn't have a stadium at the moment, and we'll continue to work hard on that," Beckham said. "We're making some really good progress, some real positive progress, so at some point in the next couple of months there will be some announcements.
"So it's hard work, of course, but nothing in life is easy. So we're focusing on that and then we'll announce it when ready."
With MLS Commissioner Don Garber making it clear that a stadium in downtown Miami is one of the requirements for any expansion bid to go through, finding a stadium site will continue to be Beckham's biggest priority if he is to make any headway into fulfilling his dream of starting a MLS club in Miami.
"We're pretty close to announcing certain things and then the stadium will come after that," Beckham added. "You can't build a stadium overnight, so finding the right site, finding the right place in Miami is important for that."
Beckham's ownership group includes his long-time friend and business partner Simon Fuller and Bolivian wireless telecommunications tycoon Marcelo Claure. If they succeed, it will not be the first time MLS ventures into South Florida. The Miami Fusion played in Fort Lauderdale between 1997 to 2001.