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David Beckham’s Inter Miami fined $2M after MSL enquiry

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David Beckham’s Inter Miami has been fined a record $2m (£1.4m) for violating Major League Soccer (MLS) rules.

Last year an investigation took place over the signing of France international midfielder Blaise Matuidi from Juventus in 2020.

Co-owned by former Manchester United, England and Real Madrid star David Beckham, Inter Miami attracted Matuidi from Serie A champions Juventus to the United States for their opening season in 2020. The World Cup-winning star teamed up with Gonzalo Higuain after the club used targeted allocation money (TAM).

But MLS believed Inter Miami will not register the complaint in March. This means the team effectively had four selected players last season rather than the three allowed.

As per the MSL’s, Inter Miami had breached regulations and announced its punishment on Friday.

The MLS said Matuidi had been paid more than was allowed. Hence, the team had four “designated players” last season rather than three that were initially permitted.

Designated players’ wages do not count towards the MLS salary cap.

And then there was the ‘Beckham rule’ that was introduced when the ex-England captain joined Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007.

According to the investigation, the world cup winner Matuidi had been wrongly portrayed, as had the team’s former defender, Colombian Andres Reyes.

“The violations also included undisclosed agreements that resulted in the underreporting of salary budget amounts for players Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, Nicolas Figal and Julian Carranzay,” the MLS said.

The franchise has also received a reduction of $2,271,250 (£1.6m) in how much it can spend on players for the 2022 and 2023 seasons, with managing owner Jorge Mas fined $250,000 (£176,000) and former chief executive and sporting director Paul McDonough suspended to the end of the 2022 season.

The MLS said no players had committed any felonies and were not examined.

The fine is the highest in league history and MLS commissioner Don Garber said: “These sanctions reflect the severity of Inter Miami’s violations.”

“We have worked closely with MLS to address these issues and have made significant changes in our management structure,” Mas said.

Inter Miami are managed by former England women’s manager and David Beckham’s ex-Manchester United team-mate Phil Neville.

 

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