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David Beckham and the city of Miami are getting closer to a possible 60-year, $51 million deal that would pave the way for a Little Havana soccer stadium next to Marlins Park, according to city officials and a draft stadium operating agreement obtained by the Miami Herald.

Under the terms of the agreement, Miami Beckham United or a wholly owned subsidiary would be allowed to build a 30,000-seat stadium on about 10.5 acres of land currently owned primarily by the city. Presuming Beckham's group follows through with plans to purchase private property located on parts of the proposed stadium site, he and his partners would pay the city a "management fee" of $850,000 a year over an initial term of 60 years, and potentially two additional 20-year terms at the team's option.

Half of the fee could be paid by a foundation associated with the team's ownership, and would be used to promote "youth education and athletics," and to "construct, operate and maintain soccer facilities within the city," according to the document.

The city, in exchange, would spare Miami Beckham United from paying annual property taxes by deeding 6.5 acres of its land and vacated streets to Miami-Dade County, or -- in a new, politically intriguing possibility -- the Miami-Dade School Board, both of which have tax-exempt status.