“Not many teams had soccer-specific stadiums. “I think there was 15 teams in the league at that point," Beckham said. The league was much different when Beckham made his transition. Beckham in 2007 joined the LA Galaxy after spending the early years of his career playing at Old Trafford with Manchester United then at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium with Real Madrid. Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham can relate to the adjustment of coming from overseas to play in MLS. “I think we’ve done as much as we can in such a short period of time.” “You probably could never add enough seats to accommodate all of the interest that the team is experiencing,” said Stephanie Toothaker, outside counsel for Inter Miami. That will still leave it well short of the nearly 100,000 seats at Camp Nou, where Messi rose to international stardom. Silver bleachers were added last week to the northeast and southeast corners, increasing capacity by about 3,000 seats. It sits across the street from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, where Messi and his family arrived last week. DRV PNK Stadium was built on the previously named Lockhart Stadium, which was originally designed for high school sports. Inter Miami for now plays home matches at the 18,000-seat stadium about 45 minutes north of the site in Miami where the team wants to build a permanent complex. When the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner announced in June that he would join Inter Miami, the club - which is only in its fourth season - had to rush to add renovations to the stadium to accommodate the added attention. Coach Tata Martino said Thursday he hasn't decided if Messi and fellow Inter Miami newcomer Sergio Busquets will start, or how long they will play. Messi will make his Inter Miami debut Friday against Cruz Azul in the League's Cup.
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