Former Milan and Italy defender
Paolo Maldini has bought into a new United States football club
destined to play in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the
US second division has said.
Maldini, 46, has become co-owner of the newly created Miami
Football Club alongside television rights entrepreneur Riccardo
Silva and a group of private investors, NASL added.
The team will enter the second-tier league, currently
dominated by the New York Cosmos, in 2016.
"I am proud and pleased about this adventure awaiting me,"
Maldini said.
"I strongly believe in the growth of soccer in the US and
this seems a perfect project to develop a top-class team," he
added.
"We are pleased to bring professional football to Miami and
also to support the entire community," Maldini said, adding that
NASL represented a perfect starting platform.
British soccer legend David Beckham also has plans to
create a team in Miami, although it is not clear if this will
play in the NASL like Maldini's team or in the first-division
Major League Soccer.
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