Fort Lauderdale’s vice-mayor says the footballer’s team played foul by building its facility, then stiffing the city on the park
David Beckham’s Florida soccer club has been accused of reneging on a promise to build community sports facilities and a recreational park on public land around its $160m stadium in Fort Lauderdale.
A 2019 deal between the city and Miami Beckham United, the owners of the former England captain’s Major Soccer League team Inter Miami CF, required the club to construct the facilities “in the most expeditious manner” alongside the stadium in return for a 50-year rent-free lease.
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