Suit Filed Against Beckham's MLS Stadium Deal

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David Beckham's plans to build a Major League Soccer stadium in Miami hit a new legal snag this week as a wealthy landowner filed suit over the sale of land the would-be stadium would rest on.

The Miami Herald reports that Bruce Matheson, whose family is famous in the area for previously blocking the expansion of sports facilities, filed suit to block the sale of county land to a Beckham-led group. The no-bid land deal that the stadium builders agreed to allowed them to purchase the land for $9 million, but during that process other potential bidders were shut out. Matheson’s complaint cites state law that requires public land sales go to the highest bidder.

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