Former soccer player David Beckham, as well as brothers Jorge and Jose Mas, have become majority owners of Inter Miami CF after acquiring shares of Marcelo Claure and Masayoshi Son, the American professional soccer club (MLS) reported Friday.

“We are extremely proud of the progress we’ve made over the past year and a half in Major League Soccer, and we are grateful to have shared that journey with Marcelo and Masayoshi,” the Briton said in a statement. Details of the financial transaction were not provided.

He highlighted the changes made to the institution in the past year that allowed it to excel “in all areas”.

“We will continue to work hard to build more memories with our fans, develop young players from our academy, compete for tournaments regularly, and most importantly, embed ourselves in the DNA of our community and South Florida,” he added.

For his part, Jorge Mas, CEO of MLS Club, thanked Marcelo Clore and Masayoshi Son in the statement for joining the goal of establishing a club that represents South Florida in the NBA, and that the current owners are still committed to it. club success.

“On the field, we strongly believe that we build the culture and processes to win awards, and off the field, we will continue to harness the power of football to do positive things through our partnerships and community efforts,” he said. .

Inter Miami collects a streak of six straight games unbeaten and is in eighth place, one point away from being in the playoffs this season, the championship among the top 7 in the Eastern Conference and from the West.

In the same week, the club announced its first sponsor, cryptocurrency company XBTO, whose logo will appear on players’ shirts. (Dr)