Soccer-Beckham patience running low as Inter Miami enters third season

By Steve Keating

(Reuters) - Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham admits he is running low on patience as he looks for his club to finally make an impact in Major League Soccer when the new season kicks off on Saturday.

As a player Beckham, the former-England captain and Manchester United, Real Madrid and Los Angeles Galaxy star, found plenty of success and collected a mountain of trophies. However, as a club owner, the path to the top has proved to be a bumpy one.

Since making their MLS debut in 2020, Inter Miami finished 10th and 11th in the 14-team Eastern Conference with an uninspiring 19-8-30 record matched only by some lacklustre play.

Inter Miami will launch their third season at home on Saturday against the Chicago Fire with a new look pink kit, a revamped line-up featuring at least 10 new players and a renewed to commitment to contend for the MLS Cup and Shield.

"What have we learned the last two years?" mused Beckham during a media call on Friday to discuss the new season.

"Have a little bit of patience which I don't have much of but as an owner and someone who has high expectations needs to have a little bit.

"We have to be patient but do we have that patience much longer?

"Of course not because we are winners and have expectations."

Beckham noted that he has displayed considerable composure in bringing an MLS franchise to South Florida guiding it through a process that has been fraught with delays from putting together an ownership group to finding a home and the construction of a new stadium.

Once again Inter Miami will play their home matches not at the downtown state-of-the-art stadium they had planned but a temporary facility outside of Ft. Lauderdale.

Jorge Mas, Inter Miami CEO and managing owner, said