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Soccer Star David Beckham Surprise Visit To Little Haiti Football Club in Miami

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David Beckman In Lil Haiti via NBC

According to Hcnn,

The World renowned British soccer star, David Beckham, paid this weekend an unexpected visit to the Little Haiti Football Club, in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood where Haitian kids play soccer and dream to become professional players in the US Major League Soccer (MLS).

Beckham, accompanied with several of his aides, surprised the Haitian kids, part of the Little Haiti Football Club, who were practicing. The practice session automatically stopped and many of the Haitian soccer players were astonished when they realized that David Beckham has really stepped on their field, in Little Haiti, to play with them on Friday.

“It is like a dream come true, it’s unbelievable. I could not believe David Beckham was really on the field with me,” said one of the Haitian young soccer players.

David Beckham said he was pleased to visit the Haitian kids as he plans to establish a new soccer team in Miami Florida, the Miami Beckham United, while he campaigns to have the support of the community to build a 20,000 to 25,000-seat soccer stadium for his franchise, in the downtown area.

“A few of them actually said they were looking forward to the stadium and looking forward to the stadium being downtown,” Beckham said. “I am not just saying that, that’s what they said. It’s exciting for them,” stated Beckham. Continue Reading Full Article

Watch Video Of His Visit Here 

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David Beckman In Lil Haiti via NBC
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