2018 - 2019 Football Thread - Page 67

On November 07 2018 06:28 TheNewEra wrote:
Anyone knows how exactly the rule works? Was Napolis penalty call an offiside or not? He was in offside position at the time the pass came but Thiago deflects it pretty heavily to a degree that you could say he played the ball. Any expert here

On November 07 2018 05:17 Acrofales wrote:
Woah. Is there a chance PSV actually win this?!

On November 07 2018 05:23 sneirac wrote:
pen appeal https://streamja.com/okAO

Beckham and his partners, including Miami businessmen Jorge and Jose Mas, cleared a major hurdle Tuesday when about 60 percent of voters endorsed plans to transform a city-owned golf course into Miami Freedom Park, a massive stadium and commercial complex. Now the ownership group has permission to negotiate a lease of city land next to Miami International Airport, currently home to Melreese golf course, for a 73-acre redevelopment that would include a 25,000-seat stadium, at least 750 hotel rooms and at least 1 million square feet of office, retail and commercial space. Owners also agreed to fund a 58-acre public park next to the complex.

But the deal will require four out of five votes from city commissioners, and those votes were far from assured.

The ownership group celebrated from the Douglas Entrance courtyard in Coral Gables on Tuesday, joined by Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a strong supporter of the plan who helped broker the proposal earlier this year.

“This is a deal where the citizens are going to get fair market value rent. This is going to be privately funded. We’re going to get a 60-acre park, 23 acres of soccer field and an MLS team headed by Jorge Mas and David Beckham, who just care so much for the city,” Suarez said. “I mean, it could not be a better deal for the residents of the city of Miami.“

About 40 percent of voters thought otherwise. Since Melreese was considered as a location for the stadium, the concept stirred controversy and sparked multiple lawsuits. Critics framed the proposal as a lucrative land grab dressed up as a necessary project to give MLS a home in Miami. They defended the value of Melreese, particularly a youth golf and mentoring program housed there called First Tee Miami, and blasted the rushed process that led to the referendum.

When commissioners voted to place the question on the November ballot after only days of considering preliminary lease terms, several questions remained unanswered. Among them: The true cost of cleaning up toxic soil underneath Melreese, dirt contaminated with ash from an old municipal incinerator.

Those questions will remain as the city officials and team owners begin lease negotiations.

“We’ll start that tomorrow,” said Jorge Mas.

The pro-stadium campaign benefited from strong support from soccer fans who have longed for an MLS team throughout Beckham’s five-year odyssey to field a side in South Florida. After running through multiple possible sites over the years, including land in Overtown that ownership purchased, Melreese became the top choice earlier in 2018 after Jorge Mas, chairman of infrastructure giant MasTec, joined the fold in late 2017. Mas argued a stadium needed surrounding development to be profitable.

Wearing a pink dress shirt as he addressed the celebration party, Mas claimed victory.

“We won tonight,” he said, eliciting cheers from the crowd. “We showed the world what Miami can do.”

Beckham, the Mas brothers and fellow owners, including Sprint chairman Marcelo Claure and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, needed voter approval to skip a public bidding process and negotiate a no-bid lease for the development, which the group named Miami Freedom Park. The ownership spent nearly $900,000 on the campaign, according to the most recent campaign finance reports.

For the owners and soccer proponents, it paid off. But Tuesday’s vote does not guarantee a stadium.

The lease still needs approval from four of five city commissioners — which might be a long shot, given strong opposition from at least two commissioners.

On November 08 2018 06:23 Liquid`Drone wrote:
thanks again sneirac

benzema's first is great, and that sterling penalty is hilarious.