Inter Miami: David Beckham's team to play first home game against LA Galaxy

David Beckham's new team Inter Miami will mark their MLS home-debut against his former employers-  LA Galaxy in March 2020 with league debut set to take place on the road.

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David Beckham's Inter Miami to play against LA Galaxy

Inter Miami officials announced on Wednesday that the club's home debut will be on March 14, 2020 against LA Galaxy. This means Inter Miami will begin their inaugural season on the road since the 2020 MLS season is set to begin in late February.

LA Galaxy are a fitting home debut opponent for Inter Miami as David Beckham has his new team in large part because of an arrangement he struck when playing in Los Angeles. A contract he signed with LA Galaxy in 2007 gave Beckham the right to start an expansion franchise for $25 million, and in 2013, he announced that Miami was where he wanted to establish that team.

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David Beckham and Inter Miami's plans for the future

Inter Miami are also building an 18,000-seat stadium and multifield training complex in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the site of the now-demolished Lockhart Stadium, where the Miami Fusion of the MLS played from 1998 through 2001. Beckham's team will play in Fort Lauderdale for at least its first two seasons while they plan to build a stadium in Miami. Inter Miami's complex at the Lockhart site will be permanent and will remain the training home for the franchise's MLS, USL League One and academy teams.

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David Beckham with LA Galaxy

David Beckham joined LA Galaxy in January 2007 and spent five years with the side, helping the team win MLS championships in his last two years there in 2011 and 2012. He's part of the ownership of Inter Miami and carries the title of president of soccer operations at the club.

The full MLS schedule for next season - 17 home, 17 away matches for each club - has yet to be announced.

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