The Crazy Story of Inter Miami

When David Beckham joined Major League Soccer in 2007 with LA Galaxy, he signed a five-year contract giving him the future option to purchase his own MLS franchise.
The former England, Manchester United, and Real Madrid star triggered that clause in 2014, but it took four years before his team entered the MLS for the 2020 season.
From stadium dilemmas to ownership changes, in this documentary, HITC Sevens takes a look at the story of David Beckham's very own MLS franchise Inter Miami and their journey up to this point, in the form of a series of questions.

[@pieter-janvanopstal2930]

I prefer these longer stilled videos, because you can go in depth about a certain subject

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Scared Of Birds

[@Sempuukyaku]

There are so, so, so few non-Americans who know anything about MLS, our league, our structure, etc etc. Everything you said in this video is absolutely perfect and spot on. Thank you SO MUCH for leaving the "MLS IS A RETIREMENT LEAGUE!1!1!" tripe at the door, and just focusing on the facts so that folks can be educated on how our league is run. This was such a fantastic video. Really appreciate it.

[@jinnij.caiman]

I love our league it’s unique and ours.

[@thatoneundertalefanatic]

I mean... It kinda still is.

[@thatoneundertalefanatic]

Besides,you say that like it's surprising. It's not like the mls is a particularly big OR strong league. It has the potential to be,but it isn't.

[@Sempuukyaku]

@@thatoneundertalefanatic Thank you for proving my point. 🙄

[@thatoneundertalefanatic]

@@Sempuukyaku unless your point was that the mls is a league for retirement and that it isn't particularly strong in the great scheme of football,i'm not sure i proved anything

[@user-dk4nt6uo9g]

You absolutely *demolished Bartomeu*

[@user-dk4nt6uo9g]

@TragiiiKz There was a part in the video where he absolutely killed Bartomeu with his comment on him

[@robkramer6336]

You must be very polite if you consider that comment a demolishing ;)

[@kennethgustan4131]

He's a low-hanging fruit rn so it's easy to just y'know.. demolish em

[@MrNibal01]

Really have trouble with the 10 minutes videos packed with numbers. This kind of mini documentary however is just awesome for my taste :)

[@staforiii]

i agree, i dont mind if he posts less but in this form because i can take in more information and learn a lot more and dont have to rewatch it 4x to remember everything

[@charlessmith796]

“Even a relegation threatened team like west ham”…. This aged well

[@markkajc]

Could you do a video on the fall of Grasshoppers FC in Switzerland, the most winning team in the league now struggling to get out of the second division

[@brolindres]

Thanks for not taking the piss out of MLS

[@ManOfThr]

Should Belgium be disappointed that their "golden generation" has not yet won an international tournament?

[@zahidmohamed_0437]

Ask england the same question 😂immense talent yet no cigar

[@gothicgolem2947]

Joel Sati how has the number 1 ranked team not won any tournaments??? Like how

[@hawkinsstern5356]

No, look at where Belgium was 10 years ago. No shame in what theyve done

[@zahidmohamed_0437]

@@hawkinsstern5356 same look at england, it had two golden generation yet they won fuckall😂 then they had scholes lampard beckham, now they have sancho sterling and henderson utter joke they won nothing

[@ZSHDon]

Zahid mohamed the old golden generation at least had a reason why they didn’t win anything if this new generation can’t win anything then this team is complete joke

[@jea450]

7 best players to never truly recover from a serious injury

[@gbruno99]

1. Michael Owen

[@brileyhd8755]

2. Jack Wilshere

[@AM-oy8oi]

Santi(arsenal cm)

[@HiHatNat]

3. Daniel Sturridge

[@dzikripratama3776]

Giuseppe Rossi

[@zaco21_]

I love What David Beckham did for the city of Miami, bringing back Soccer to the city with more financial support and Members, the name i like as well as it pays homage to the Latina/Hispanic Community in South Florida And sounds nice. The Colours are good and unique, the Vibrant Pink and Black makes the look so much better, but the crest is very well designed. Cannot wait until Their new stadium is built in a couple of years! Expect big things from Inter Miami CF

[@Katen]

How do you feel now?

[@fifaelregala2610]

Pls make a video about the Egyptian golden generation which won 3 afcon's in a row (2006-2010).

[@wnawfal]

Love your videos! Thank you ~ they’re always well researched!!!

[@brummiegaming8008]

nice one, appreciate that info . Great content !

[@mlcmlc4301]

Good video, thanks for the effort.... BRAVO

[@TheWolfXCIX]

Really enjoyed the video!

[@donrobbie5317]

6:40: The Tampa Bay Rowdies were not an MLS team, they were an old NASL team who play in the USL Championship now. The MLS team in Tampa was called the Mutiny.

[@starkai6806]

Nobody cares about the MLS so it's not surprising he couldn't be asked to get the accurate info on some random club.

[@skylerrothman3715]

@@starkai6806 Ok but lots of people care. Despite what it's made out to be, the MLS is an entertaining, fun league, and while it might not be the highest quality, it's fun to watch

[@owenreed6394]

Starkai do me a favor and ask Alphonso davies if nobody cares about mls, worlds fastest growing league and it’s producing world beaters...

[@uraniumcivics7144]

@@owenreed6394 Let's focus on getting better than Mexico before we start talking about global domination...

[@starkai6806]

@@uraniumcivics7144 😂 biggest true lul. Pulisic knew the football we play in America is a complete joke and fucked off to Germany.

[@noahboswell1274]

I love the longer videos!!

[@janemorgan3664]

Hi

[@theredcomet4301]

really love your style of journalism mate

[@mujeebahmed7940]

Very informative thanks

[@gr8xman7]

That logo hard af

[@calebdunn333]

Love the longer vids

[@alyssagentile8479]

great story indeed. been a pleasure working with the club in our first season

[@jarrodlloyd4426]

Great videos mate. You deserve alot more subs!

[@janemorgan3664]

Hi

[@3dsaulgoodman43]

@@janemorgan3664 Hi

[@janemorgan3664]

Agent P how you doing

[@santinomamone2674]

Hay Alfie thanks for the docco !!!!

[@janemorgan3664]

Hi

[@pr98x]

Here before this video blows up because of Messi's move

[@archstanton6102]

Great video

[@bellecivilengineeringgroun948]

What a great video, full of information 👍

[@sumavargas3147]

Another key reason why it was so much trouble for Inter Miami to get ground for a stadium was the whole mess with the Miami Marlins baseball teams stadium. Its worth checking out if you want to see one of the biggest issues in American sports.

[@GuinessOriginal]

Why didn’t they just share a stadium with the dolphins

[@nycfcawaydays3259]

Dope video mate!

[@mirzapa]

Because you can’t get relegated in the MLS.

[@nfsgod4308]

True but it's not really a thing in us sports

[@BrazilianDaftPunkFan]

STONKS

[@rossomac21]

The lack of consequnce for failure is just a breeding ground for pedestrian football. In fact American sports rewards failure by giving the 1st draft picks to the worst teams, surely creating a culture where being "bang average" is disadvantageous

[@lucrob4]

MrTom28 or you can see it as giving the smaller clubs a chance to compete

[@bernhardsonn8996]

Wtf

[@michaelmearney5721]

Top class video

[@Psalm_107.31]

Really enjoyed watching this even though I knew everything. Great video. will you make a new one addressing inter miami w messi. Sergio. And alba ?

[@Dahotma]

Great vid

[@usedconn41]

Excellent job

[@quingold6838]

The amount of research this guy does is insane.

[@stjj_1176]

7 longest losing streaks in Europe’s top leagues.

[@THESHADOWSIEGE]

Good idea

[@liammclaughlin1612]

I love a good Sunderland story

[@aishikpanja3931]

Hull City

[@jbhoycelts1170]

Brilliant

[@lucaellerington9770]

Aishik Panja I hope it isn’t hull

[@IyMcjames]

Great job, weldone!

[@youristjean5651]

I liked the longer format video

[@Luke-et5pw]

This is an absolute homer case but I'd love to hear you cover St. Louis City SC's extemely long journey to the MLS. Why is the MLS's newest franchise in it's arguably most historic city? It was supposed to be an original franchise, what happened? Also it's Saint Louis like the New Orleans Saints and Lewis Hamilton. Loved this vid!

[@evancarney1039]

Love seeing videos on the MLS, although this team is my teams local rivals lol

[@3dsaulgoodman43]

Orlando fan huh? Why do most Orlando fans and Atlanta fans dislike each other? I know that Florida neighbours Georgia but is that the only reason?

[@kurma9575]

@@3dsaulgoodman43 I’m not really sure lol. I just don’t like Atlanta

[@lenzzzzzzz]

First of all it’s known as the University of Miami or “Da U”. Second of all this video is the perfect length. Third of all so glad he brought an MLS team to Miami #lafamilia

[@Dkmo94]

7:00 normally true but Miami is different. Miami's latino population is mostly Latino-Caribbean: Cubans, PRs & Dominicans. That means they play and watch baseball over anything else, which is part of why no one gave a damn when the team was having so many issues securing land. Soccer tends to draws more tourists than natives down there tbh

[@hansrover3492]

Yeah people think all Latinos are the same. Miami does have a big Colombian community though, and a lot of their Latino academy players are of Colombian origins.

[@3dsaulgoodman43]

@Fred West Shut up man. They're talking about football in the US, so he's/she's more than entitled to use the word soccer.

[@Sami-io6xb]

@Fred West the word was invented to differentiate between rugby and soccer because back then both sports were called football and too avoid confusion the brits came up soccer and rugby. Countries like The USA, canada, australia, and even in ireland use soccer cause they refer to other sports as football (aussie football, Gaelic football, american football) , so you gotta stop getting your panties twisted over a word

[@Sami-io6xb]

@Fred West if you know all this why are you getting butthurt over the word, some of these folks share the same passion for the game as any European/south american fan

[@Sami-io6xb]

@Fred West 😑 did you even read what i said, they use soccer so they don't cause confusion in their countries with the other sports after years of using the word ,these folks get accustomed to it, even if they know it really should be called football , it never occurs in their head while their writing a comment or talking to someone about football , you just gotta leave them be, no matter how much yall say its football their still gonna keep calling it soccer

[@dondamon4669]

Becks has done so well fir himself that his football playing has become underrated. He was a great player , never stopped giving his all for the team and was involved in so many goals. He’s come a long way, nearly as far as the remarkable turnaround of Gary Neville who was probably most hated player to now most loved ex player pundit 😂

[@treekangaroo.7691]

corrections: Charlotte will join in 2022 Saint Louis is pronounced as Lewis good video, though

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Also Sacramento is suspended.

[@antifugazi]

Miami has a huge Latino/Hispanic community so probably a good city to have a football side

[@krimeaffect3780]

Rip Fort Lauderdale Strikers🧡❤️

[@balham5606]

What does Fort Lauderdale mean ? It is a area ?

[@Not_Sal]

Balham Guy it’s a city just north of Miami

[@balham5606]

Not Sal I’m guessing not many people heard of them and most people say Miami for that area. It’s good to know. I’m in England

[@joe972]

Balham Guy I live in the us and I just consider it Miami

[@balham5606]

Sawyer mullin thanks

[@robbiebalboa]

6:40, the Tampa Bay franchise was actually named the “Mutiny”

[@3dsaulgoodman43]

Beckerman actually started his career with them. Absolute legend.

[@brentdavis555]

Yeah the Rowdies was the old NASL

[@brentdavis555]

@Teilo Turner that was the new NASL and that folded. The new one kept most of their old team names like the New York Cosmos

[@robbiebalboa]

Teilo Turner different franchise, but yes that is true.

[@nfsgod4308]

@@robbiebalboa well they play the usl championship the us 2nd division

[@shudude9060]

Best players who never played in a big 5 league

[@jonahnickerson6717]

Dude said “Saint Louie”

[@Zuryach]

Funny thing is, as Alfie mentioned that Beckham should instead buy Hull City out of the Allams, he actually did in an alternate universe. I play a save of FM 16 where in the 2015-2016 season, Hull City was promoted again to the Premier League and again reached the FA Cup final while finishing second in the Championship, under then manager Steve Bruce. In the first season back to the Premier League and playing in the Europa League, David Beckham bought the club and now acting as the chairman. The transaction also handed Hull City with a handsome wage and transfer budget.

[@Jazzmany11]

once big companies realize how much football will grow in the US and how much money there is in the sport, we'll see the big improvement. Investors just need to see the money

[@owens164]

Michael Owen's seven best goals

[@isiahpaskins]

Lockhart stadium was actually home to the Miami fusion when they were in MLS until 2001

[@rogerstephenroth8073]

The American club team of Inter Miami is a very exciting and interesting project, I think there is a lot of potential with David Beckham project in the United States. MLS which is the USA soccer is growing. I also believe China despite its setbacks is also a growing league as interest still remains heavily as a new growing market. Concacaf MLS teams could be one day on the same level as the elite UEFA teams and far better then Conmebol South American teams as well pass Africa, Oceania too in terms of competitive level club competition.

[@diezgp]

Better than Conmebol teams like River Plate? Maybe in 30 years. You need to beat Mexican teams first.

[@rogerstephenroth8073]

@@diezgp I actually think so because unlike the teams in South America and Mexico they are investing big money in the clubs. MLS teams are going to eventually pass them and compete with UEFA elite teams in the near future. Mexican and South American teams are poor

[@themrwoody1434]

Blaise Matuidi and Higuain are about to tear up the MLS.

[@jkstevie8308]

You guys are worse than Cincinnati, that says something

[@MyselfTheThird]

That franchise is an entire joke. Doesn't matter how many players you buy.

[@lakotaking6843]

I believe Matuidi can do pretty good, Higuain tho will only get about 5 to 8 goals a season and be a better version of little pea

[@lakotaking6843]

@@jkstevie8308 as a FC Cincinnati fan...that hits deep 😢 MaInly because it’s true but it hurts when other people talk about how garbage we are.

[@idek9628]

@@MyselfTheThird facts

[@stevenygabbyperez695]

Great job. I thought this would be a Beckham suck job. You were kind to him but didn't, as many do, give him all of the credit for the team here and you did a great job of explaining the difference between MLS and mostly every other league in the world.

[@imr458]

Dans le football , mon idole sera toujours David Beckham 🇩🇯❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

[@david.74]

Also probably worth mentioning the 0 income tax in Miami

[@blackhawk8920]

Not communistic at all.

[@mr.be.5630]

Still can't get over the name!!!

[@coreytbay]

He's basically got his own McDonalds

[@lud3re384]

Please visualise figures in the future - other than that great video.

[@AlwaystalkWrestling]

Nice 👍

[@owens164]

Michael Owen's last game for Stoke city where are the starting eleven now

[@vedanthnair5443]

No one likes you Michael

[@owens164]

@@vedanthnair5443 Rude man

[@vedanthnair5443]

@@owens164 srry

[@theaussieburwoodboy9943]

Nah.....nope.....sorry....

[@MIKIEC71]

You didn't mention the name controversy with Inter Milan!

[@abhaagrawal5780]

Can you make a video on the European team of the season?

[@MrGrombie]

The MLS is a league that will quickly become a league that stars will come to flock to. The climate, the money, the popularity as the sport rises will turn the tide of the league in the next 5-7 years.

[@juanbarragan7268]

Can you make a crazy story of Atlanta United ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ultrainstinctshaggy669]

Funny how this video popped up in my recommended after the news that Messi is going to Inter Miami

[@ChristopherTucker138]

Overall pretty accurate but Ibrahimovic earned $9 million a year; way more than Beckham earned year on year. Also 25 million dollars wasn't seen as a lot back then it was just a going rate for expansion at the time. The contract he signed in 2007 locked him in at the 2007 expansion price that was comparable to what Toronto had paid.

[@tvepaul]

Video #1 of asking for the Story of Football in Australia

[@metsepoopedi4327]

I won't lie if i was in Miami and heard that there was going to be a team in Miami amd thay it was owned by David Beckham I would have saved a special place in my heart for that club because they are going to dominate the MLS within 10 years or atleast compete with Atlanta consistently and creating a rivalry between the two teams

[@josedcarrillo24]

I live in South Florida, and what you just said is basically exactly how I felt about having Inter Miami 😁

[@levihawk6198]

Love becks good luck bro 👊

[@TheMarslMcFly]

Watching this 2 years later, Miami Freedom Park still doesn't exist. At least they meanwhile got the go from the City of Miami, and the Stadium is supposed to be opened for the 2025 season

[@ashleyibanez2686]

Hiii HITC Sevens 🤓

[@zubairrahman3679]

one day playing for this team

[@DomenBremecXCVI]

MLS: "Who wants SUM!?"

[@frisbeedetritus]

Some context I didn't see mentioned, Miami was really reluctant to help with a stadium at that time because they had just been burned by the new Miami Marlins' (baseball) stadium. They poured, I believe, more than half a billion dollars of public money into that and then the owner of the team traded away all the good players for peanuts.

[@Onzie77]

not quite. the marlins owner overpaid for a bunch of players to pretend to be competitive, and hired ozzie guillen who was a disaster because of comments made in support of Castro, the players they signed were latino and shipped off good white players to fit with the area and then they had worst record, so he broke apart the team and rebuilt, then they had an amazing batting lineup with 5 of the 9 batters hitting .300 and he sold it

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Crazy Horse Paris Open Legs

[@deearr3855]

The legend that is David Beckham

[@janemorgan3664]

Hi

[@abrarmuhtasiim6612]

We want a 'HITC Sevens' Discord server!

[@Mrmhibbert]

5 adverts plus 2 at the beginning... Grabbing

[@white_will_smith]

It's a rather interesting topic

[@andersfletcher1106]

Do more MLS content!!

[@nhlanhlazwane9465]

Smart Move No. 07. There's lots of opportunity in the MLS vs the European Leagues which are oversaturated.

[@cainraby166]

The longer the video, the better

[@Teddy12648]

Day 28: 7 best own goals ever scored.

[@BrazilianDaftPunkFan]

your profile picture looks like a mona lisa scp

[@zachtaylor2032]

Idea for next vid, 7 national teams that have been significantly better at women’s football compared to the men’s national football team and why eg. USA Australia and more.

[@penguinusername2490]

You should do best football nations outside of south america and europe by best football nations I mean the ones with the most tropies passion players domestic league etc.

[@pkingglazersout6665]

Video idea: A XI of players with the highest pass percentage in each position this season

[@isaacfung622]

So does the lowest

[@pkingglazersout6665]

Isaac Fung 馮皓朗 yes accordingly

[@hawkinsstern5356]

useless stat without context

[@pkingglazersout6665]

Hawkins Stern why don’t you suggest a better idea sir

[@DropYourFear]

Another factor that tends to attract athletes (or former ones) to Florida is that there is no state income tax

[@LoonaVanza]

All time Premier League 11 vs All time La Liga 11 And same could be done for other Leagues SeriesA, League1 and Bundisliga As a Series and ranking which league comes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th in historic 11s.

[@rfcm7242]

That wouldn’t even be close lmao La Liga wins instantly 😂 not a single Prem player would get in the team

[@abhaagrawal5780]

La liga XI would be better, it tell you that, especially if you are talking about the pl which started in 1992

[@abhaagrawal5780]

The greatest players in history have played in La Liga

[@MochiLofi.]

Martyn Donaldson you are probably right. The only footballer I can see maybe being in the starting eleven is Peter schmeical.

[@michaelk.jensen1611]

@@MochiLofi. C. Rondaldo And Bale, which teams would they be in, Prem or La liga, yes i think Bale should be there if not for his many injuries i think he would be breathing C. Ronaldo and Messi down the neck, and he has made essential tipping scale contributions to 2 of real madrids CL cup winnings.

[@ajsgaming8003]

you could have done it in 2 parts if you was worried about the video being too long, personally i don't mind if the vids are to long.

[@laurencec09]

Surely there has to be divisions of the MLS soon with pro/rel

[@lakotaking6843]

Technically they are divisions, but they can’t ever get promoted or relegated. The only way USL teams can make it to the MLS is if they pay a bunch of 💰 Edit: Just realized what you meant, agree 100%

[@lkrnpk]

not how US sports work

[@SuperSirianRigel]

Think of MLS like Wal-Mart. And all of the different clubs are the different departments in the store. If for some reason one department isn't selling well, like the shoe department... Wal-Mart doesn't really worry too much about it because all of the other departments can make up for it. Like huge sells in the grocery department or electronics department. MLS and it's clubs are basically the same. lol.

[@miamisportsculture2879]

But why is each team valued differently? In essence if MLS has that specific ownership structure, shouldn’t each team be valued the same?

[@SuperSirianRigel]

@@miamisportsculture2879 Because a lot of the assets; like the stadiums, training facilities, and team stores, are credited as being controlled by the teams themselves. That's why they are able to measured in value separately. But overall they are still managed all together as a whole.

[@miamisportsculture2879]

AdamNetherton weird but ok. I wish MLS had the same ownership structure as other American leagues or the Premier League in England. Personally not a fan of “single entity” but oh well 😂

[@SuperSirianRigel]

@@miamisportsculture2879 Well. Single entity is the only reason the MLS exists in it's current format. Several teams would probably not exist at this point in time if they were responsible for their own financial success. The bottom 4 or 5 teams in MLS could have already folded by now if it wasn't for single entity. So yeah it's weird but it seems to be working for MLS right now. lol.

[@miamisportsculture2879]

AdamNetherton but in theory shouldn’t MLS teams be responsible for their own financial success? If say, Inter Miami makes more revenue than Real Salt Lake, or LAFC makes more revenue than Minnesota, and you could prove it via financial statements, shouldn’t it be separate? I’ll give an example. In baseball, there is revenue sharing for higher teams giving money to lower teams in Major League Baseball, but each team is independently owned. But baseball does this as a way to help lower revenue clubs. Could something similar be implemented in MLS which could allow for a change in ownership structure?

[@ThrupleQuashimodo]

You missed a big selling point for setting up in Florida. There is NO state taxes in Florida, on federal taxes. That alone is worth millions each year.

[@dimitriskalaitzogloy7802]

Imagine having the biggest budget in the league and still cant finish above 10th position

[@daburtonboizay]

Do a video on atlanta united

[@mrironlunglungzielungzietv6697]

Well made n informative could do with a more hyped animated presenter on more music type docs but works real well for this and some of the more serious subjects and the like salute channel enjoy ya content

[@sayanbagchi5483]

Make one about Indian Super League (ISL)

[@dannyhilden7290]

Never heard of it my son 😂😂😂

[@sayanbagchi5483]

@@dannyhilden7290 it was not intended for grandpas like you

[@Nathan-ke3dn]

@@sayanbagchi5483 leagues got potential

[@GuinessOriginal]

We’ve had enough of super leagues thanks and India has bigger issues to worry about than cricket

[@sayanbagchi5483]

@@GuinessOriginal ISL is not cricket, do some research before commenting

[@believeinbuffalo]

Revisiting this because of recent news

[@believeinbuffalo]

"Which is maybe a lesson he could teach to Barcelona in regards to Lionel Messi" 👀

[@ankitrawat4736]

I will love if David Beckham buys Manchester United.

[@masonfield___3116]

ankit rawat yk he ain’t that rich utd are abt 3-4 billion

[@estherakunda1994]

He can't afford

[@Pablo-ws1mz]

ankit rawat his net worth is nowhere near 89 billion, that would make him in the top 10 richest people in the world

[@masonfield___3116]

ankit rawat are you sure mate🤣🤣🤣

[@ankitrawat4736]

Sorry I have commented at wrong place😓😓😓