Beckham on brink of firing up Miami

MIAMI - David Beckham is "at the finish line" in his quest to obtain approval for a Major League Soccer expansion club in Miami, MLS commissioner Don Garber told the Miami Herald on Tuesday.

Beckham's expansion bid is on the agenda at an MLS owners' meeting on Wednesday in Chicago.

They could vote to approve the deal and end a nearly fouryear saga, during which Beckham has struggled to find a stadium site and secure the land for a venue to house the team his signing with the league in 2007 allowed him to own at a discounted rate of $25 million.