{"id":167207,"date":"2025-05-09T10:02:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T10:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/david-beckham-leads-salford-citys-new-ownership-group\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T10:02:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T10:02:18","slug":"david-beckham-leads-salford-citys-new-ownership-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/david-beckham-leads-salford-citys-new-ownership-group\/","title":{"rendered":"David Beckham leads Salford City&#8217;s new ownership group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-05-09\" datetime=\"1746784938\" pubdate=\"\">9 May 2025<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/david-beckham\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,david-beckham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Beckham<\/a> is &#8220;delighted&#8221; to be part of Salford City FC&#8217;s new ownership group.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">David Beckham is part of the new ownership group<\/p>\n<p>The 50-year-old former England captain and his ex-teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/gary-neville\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,gary-neville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gary Neville<\/a> are leading a new ownership group at the League Two soccer team.<\/p>\n<p>David &#8211; who joined Manchester United at the age of 14 &#8211; said in a statement: &#8220;I grew up in Salford \u2026 I have such fond memories of my time living there and the place and its people played such an important part in my early life in football.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>David first became a shareholder in Salford in 2019, and the soccer icon is &#8220;delighted&#8221; to be leading the club into its next chapter.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;Salford City is at the heart of its community &#8230; it has a rich history and I am delighted to be a part of the next chapter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nDavid is also the co-owner of the American soccer team Inter Miami.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd the sports legend recently described owning the team as the &#8220;biggest challenge&#8221; of his career.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe told People: &#8220;When we first announced it, I thought we\u2019d have the team up and running in a few years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nDavid&#8217;s ambitions for the club faced a series of setbacks and delays, before he managed to get the project off the ground. However, he&#8217;s been thrilled by Inter Miami&#8217;s progress in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said: &#8220;It\u2019s been the biggest challenge that I\u2019ve had in my career and my business life, but it&#8217;s been the most rewarding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nDavid played an instrumental role in attracting Lionel Messi to Inter Miami, and he&#8217;s delighted to have the soccer legend on his team.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe shared: &#8220;Everything has changed for us. We\u2019ve quadrupled everything on one signing &#8211; the difference is incredible. The difference on the field, off the field&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;On the field is obvious because obviously he\u2019s quality, and \u2026 the other young players are gaining knowledge from him, but also, they&#8217;re getting better from them which is one of the reasons why you bring these players in.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Off the field, the amount of interest we&#8217;ve had globally as a club, the numbers that we have coming in, the new stadium that we&#8217;re building, the new sponsors that come in and are interested &#8211; it\u2019s all of those things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/david-beckham-leads-salford-citys-new-ownership-group-1418169.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9 May 2025 David Beckham is &#8220;delighted&#8221; to be part of Salford City FC&#8217;s new ownership group. David Beckham is part of the new ownership group The 50-year-old former England captain and his ex-teammate Gary Neville are leading a new ownership group at the League Two soccer team. 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