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Miami Soccer in Review: Miami United FC begins return of competitive club soccer in 2012

By Matthew Bunch on Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Magic City Soccer will take the last 10 days of 2019 to review the last 10 years of Miami-Dade County soccer. Today in Miami Soccer in Review, we take a look back at 2012. It was still a relative dark age for competitive soccer in Miami, but a flicker of hope would appear: Miami United FC.

When Miami FC played its last game in Miami-Dade in 2009, the expectation of MLS filling the gap was present. But by 2012, that dream was dead and (as of that point) had no likelihood of being revived. One man saw the opening and decided to fill it: entrepreneur Roberto Sacca.

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Lionel Messi to miss Barcelona friendly in Miami after sustaining injury

By Matthew Bunch on Monday, August 5, 2019

FC Barcelona captain Lionel Messi will not fly to the Miami with his team to contest two friendlies with S.S.C. Napoli after sustaining a right calf strain.

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Miami Beach auction house Futbolasta to sell scores of important soccer relics in “The Nations and Idols”

By Matthew Bunch on Tuesday, May 29, 2018

While many of the great soccer players who have written the history of the game hail from the Americas, most of the sport’s history is preserved from a European perspective. Whether it’s club greatness or international competition, the Continent dominates the long-term view. A Miami Beach auction house, FUTBOLASTA Auctions, is seeking to change that and make available to fans important pieces of history related to the global game and its significance in North and South America.