DAVID BECKHAM could be forced to change the name of his Inter Miami team.
The Major League Soccer side have lost the first round of their legal battle with Inter Milan.
David Beckham’s Inter Miami side play in the MLS Eastern Conference
Inter Milan are suing the American league for trademark infringement.
The Italian side have claimed the term ‘Inter’ is synonymous with just them.
In 2014, the club filed a trademark application with the United States Patent Trademark Office.
According to AS, the Serie A side won the first round of the battle in court on Monday.
Inter Miami are expected to make a final appeal to the USPTO to overturn the decision.
But defeat would see Beckham’s club forced into a humiliating change of identity.
Re-branding the entire club would cost Beckham and Co millions of dollars.
Legendary England superstar Becks, 45, is a co-owner of the new MLS franchise.
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David Beckham could be forced to re-brand his entire clubCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The team is called Inter Miami CF – which is short for Club Internacional de Futbol Miami.
Their first game in the MLS was in March 2020 – but they lost 1-0 to Los Angeles FC.
The team finished tenth in the 14-team Eastern Conference of the MLS last season.
Meanwhile, reports have linked Lionel Messi with a move to the club in the future.
Talk of a move for the six-time Ballon d’Or winner ramped up following reports of a luxury apartment purchased on the Florida coast.
Former Celtic star Lewis Morgan gets first two goals at Inter Miami to dig owner David Beckham out of a hole
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
