By IVES GALARCEP
When a Palm Beach Post report claiming David Beckham was considering “Miami Vice” as a team name for his MLS expansion franchise made the rounds on Tuesday, the reaction was mixed among soccer fans.
According to Beckham’s publicist, the story isn’t true.
Simon Oliveira, Beckham’s publicist, took to Twitter on Wednesday evening to shoot down the “Miami Vice” report, calling it “trash, nonsense, fantasy.”
Complete hogwash in Palm Beach Post on #Beckham plans for Miami. Nothing ever surprises me and some media actually believe it..sheesh
— Simon Oliveira (@simonolive) February 13, 2014
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsThe reporter who wrote the story in question, Matt Porter, responded to Oliveira’s denial by defending his story.
@SoccerByIves @simonolive Easy to tweet “hogwash” but he won’t say specifically what he doesn’t like. My story is precise and I stand by it.
— Matt Porter (@mattyports) February 13, 2014
This led to a pretty authoritative smack down from Oliveira, calling the entire story fiction:
@mattyports @SoccerByIves there is not one part of it that is true. Names, kit design, presentation…someone is misleading you
— Simon Oliveira (@simonolive) February 13, 2014
So who should we believe? Stay tuned.
What do you think of these developments? Still hoping “Miami Vice” is an actual option? Glad to hear that there’s a possibility it was never a realistic option? What would you call the new Miami team?
Share your thoughts below.