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David Beckham’s dreams of kick starting his own American soccer team are struggling to get over the line and could end in tears - the League boss has admitted.

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has broken ranks for the first time to confirm there are deep issues with Becks’ $200m football team.

Garber feels that lack of support from Miami’s politicians may spell the end of his vision of a new franchise in the Florida town.

The former England, Manchester United and Real Madrid star is now struggling with his $200million project, after Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez publicly backed it only months ago.

Becks is yet to identify an ideal site for his new stadium, which would also act as a hotel and entertainment complex in Miami, and could look elsewhere in the states.

MLS soccer commissioner Don Garber said: “I am neither optimistic (nor) pessimistic.

"It really is a very simple position we are in - if we can’t get the right stadium, we can’t go to Miami.

"We have been challenged to find a site that we believe will be successful.

“We had two sites on the waterfront. Both were supported by the city mayor and the county mayor, and then we lost that support, so it is clear to me that it is a complicated market in a wide variety of ways.”

The stalemate comes as the MLS expands to Florida next year when Orlando City join the league, followed by Atlanta in 2017.

Unlike the English icon's bid however both projects have backing from locals for new stadium plans.

Mr Garber added: “Politically I am not sure that there is the same alignment on developing a vision in the way that there has been in a city like Orlando or a city like Atlanta.”

Beckham was reported to have wanted former Manchester United boss David Moyes as manager of any future Miami franchise.