Inter Miami CF appointed Phil Neville as their technical director.
Sources told ESPN that Beckham had begun talks with his former Manchester United teammate last week about the possibility of coaching in Miami. Recently, the MLS team had stopped Uruguayan Diego Alonso.
Earlier this Monday, it was announced that Neville had left his role as coach of the England women’s team.
“I am incredibly excited about this opportunity to coach at Inter Miami and work with Chris [Henderson] and the whole group of homeowners, ”Neville said.
“This is a very young club with many promises and advantages, and I am committed to challenging myself, my players and everyone around me to grow and build a competitive football culture of which we can all be proud. Fantastic football-loving market deserves consistent performances and a winning mentality, and I look forward to starting work, ”added the retired English footballer.
For his part, Beckham explained what it meant for him to have Neville as coach.
“I’m very happy with the leadership group we’ve set up to lead the team, as we turn the page after our opening season and look forward to Chris and Phil joining us soon. I’ve known Phil since we were both teenagers. “We share the DNA of football after being coached by some of the best leaders in the sport, and it is these values that I have always wanted to be passed on through our club.” said Beckham.
“Phil has a lot of experience in football, as a player and as a coach both at club and international level, and during his career he has worked with many of the best coaches and players in the sport. his qualities as a person, his decency, loyalty and honesty, and his incredible energy and work ethic.Anyone who has played or worked with Phil knows that he is a natural leader and I think now is the right time for him to join “, added the legendary footballer.
Miami finished tenth in its premiere season at the MLS Eastern Conference in 2020, but sources said Beckham and fellow investors are determined to see an improvement in performance in 2021.
Neville, co-owner of the Salford City club of the EFL League Two alongside Beckham, had coached the England women’s national team since 2018. The former England international spent a season as a first team coach in the United during the year of David Moyes in charge in 2013-14 and also worked briefly in Laliga with Valencia under the direction of Nuno Espirito Santo and his brother, Gary, during the 2015-16 season.
Neville and Beckham spent time together at the United academy and spent eight years as teammates in the first team, where they won six Premier League titles, an FA Cup, an Intercontinental Cup and a Champions League. League as part of the Triplet in 1999.
In 2013, a documentary called “Class of 92” was released, which analyzed the success of Beckham and Neville, along with Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and Ryan Giggs at United, who had left the team together. juvenile.