After years of roadblocks and stalls that raised doubts about David Beckham’s plan to bring an MLS franchise to Miami, Beckham and his ownership group scored a huge win on Tuesday.
Beckham’s group has finally secured all the land they need to build their proposed stadium in Overtown after the Miami-Dade commissioners approved selling 3 acres of land to the group for $9 million, completing the land acquisitions necessary for the venue. That’s certainly not the final step in the process, but it has been the biggest lingering hurdle — and just like that, Beckham’s efforts to bring MLS to Miami are back from the brink of death.