{"id":1038,"date":"2023-11-28T05:13:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T02:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/david-beckham-likes-las-vegas-for-major-league-soccer-expansion\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T05:13:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T02:13:24","slug":"david-beckham-likes-las-vegas-for-major-league-soccer-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/david-beckham-likes-las-vegas-for-major-league-soccer-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"David Beckham Likes Las Vegas for Major League Soccer Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Innholdsfortegnelse<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/david-beckham-likes-las-vegas-for-major-league-soccer-expansion\/#Raiders_Struggling\" title=\"Raiders Struggling\">Raiders Struggling<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/david-beckham-likes-las-vegas-for-major-league-soccer-expansion\/#MLS_Rumors_Persist\" title=\"MLS Rumors Persist\">MLS Rumors Persist<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">David Beckham, one of the biggest names in soccer and a part owner of Club Internacional de F\u00fatbol Miami \u2014 commonly called Inter Miami CF \u2014 believes Las Vegas is an ideal city for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wynn-resorts-everett-officials-revitalize-mls-stadium-project\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Major League Soccer<\/a> (MLS) to consider expansion.<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300498\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO wp-image-300498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/17004978874345-858x572.jpg\" alt=\"David Beckham MLS Las Vegas\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/17004978874345-858x572.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/17004978874345-430x287.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/17004978874345-302x200.jpg 302w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/17004978874345-238x158.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/17004978874345-194x128.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/17004978874345.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"text-description\">David Beckham attends the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Beckham believes Las Vegas is a most suitable city for an MLS franchise. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Speaking recently with <i>Bloomberg<\/i>, the 48-year-old former Manchester United, Real Madrid, and LA Galaxy star and the husband to Victoria Beckham said Southern Nevada makes sense for MLS. Beckham said the success of the NHL Vegas Golden Knights, which have been strongly embraced by locals and went to the Stanley Cup in just their second year and won it in their fifth season, shows there\u2019s an appetite for home team sports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s a real opportunity. We\u2019ve seen the hockey team come in and do incredibly well,\u201d Beckham said while in town during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/draftkings-says-vegas-f1-race-broke-records\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cF1 coming here is a huge statement,\u201d Beckham continued. \u201cPeople are always going to have fun in Vegas, but for it to become a big sporting market, I think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/celebrities-get-race-y-at-f1s-las-vegas-grand-prix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1\u2019s an important step<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Beckham partnered with Miami billionaire Jorge Mas, whose wealth was created through his construction and engineering company, for his Miami MLS team. The league awarded Beckham and Mas an expansion team in early 2018.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Raiders_Struggling\"><\/span><b>Raiders Struggling<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The days of Las Vegas being mostly about gambling are long gone. Along with conventions, entertainment, and an assortment of family-friendly attractions, Southern Nevada has in recent years transformed into a major sports town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The NHL expanded its league to Las Vegas in 2017 with the Golden Knights. That coincided with the WNBA San Antonio Stars relocating to Las Vegas to become the Aces ahead of their 2018 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">NFL owners approved the relocation of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas in March 2017. Raiders owner Mark Davis, with $750 million in city tax revenue, then built the $1.9 billion Allegiant Stadium just west of the Strip near Mandalay Bay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>The Raiders played their first season in Las Vegas amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21. While Las Vegas has strongly embraced the Golden Knights, and to a lesser degree, the Aces, the Raiders have struggled to catch on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Raiders are 24-26 since moving to Las Vegas. They\u2019ve made the playoffs only once.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Paired with poor play and several off-field player incidents, most notoriously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ex-nfl-player-henry-ruggs-heading-to-prison-for-at-least-three-years-under-dui-plea-deal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wide receiver Henry Ruggs III<\/a> being convicted of DUI vehicular manslaughter for a Nov. 2, 2021, crash that killed a 23-year-old woman and her dog, and many Las Vegas locals have refrained from backing the Silver and Black.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Allegiant Stadium is often filled with more fans of the visiting team than the Raiders. Attendance overall is poor, as Allegiant ranks 30th of the 32 NFL stadiums in total attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Though the Raiders haven\u2019t exactly caught on in Las Vegas, that didn\u2019t stop the MLB Oakland A\u2019s from following them to Nevada. MLB owners earlier this month approved the team\u2019s request to relocate to Las Vegas. The team will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mlb-owners-approve-making-as-move-to-las-vegas-official\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">build an MLB stadium where the Tropicana currently stands<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MLS_Rumors_Persist\"><\/span><b>MLS Rumors Persist<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Beckham isn\u2019t the first MLS official to express support for a Las Vegas franchise. In late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mls-las-vegas-expansion-odds-strong-league-commissioner-reveals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2021, MLS Commissioner Doon Garber<\/a> said while fielding questions after his State of the League address that Las Vegas is attractive.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p1\">We\u2019re excited about the market,\u201d Garber said of Las Vegas. \u201cI\u2019m blown away by what\u2019s going on in Las Vegas, and I\u2019ve been in the sports business world for a really long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Las Vegas is already home to a professional soccer club, though the Las Vegas Lights FC play in the USL Championship league.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/david-beckham-likes-las-vegas-for-major-league-soccer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Beckham Likes Las Vegas for Major League Soccer Expansion<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Beckham, one of the biggest names in soccer and a part owner of Club Internacional de F\u00fatbol Miami \u2014 commonly called Inter Miami CF \u2014 believes Las Vegas is an ideal city for Major League Soccer (MLS) to consider expansion. David Beckham attends the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/david-beckham-likes-las-vegas-for-major-league-soccer-expansion\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}