Miami rejects David Beckham's football stadium site

The city determined the proposed location next to a major basketball arena was "inappropriate".Mr Beckham has travelled to the city frequently in recent months to launch a Major League Soccer (MLS) club.His business group, Beckham Miami United, has said it will continue to pursue alternative locations.The group is required to finalise a stadium deal before it can win approval from MLS, the US professional football league, to open a club.An earlier proposal for a waterfront stadium site also experienced local resistance from cruise lines.Scrutiny of the deal rose sharply after the city provided $500m (£298m) in public funding to build a new stadium for the Miami Marlins baseball team.Public anger over that deal is said to have contributed to a 2011 vote ousting the former Miami-Dade County mayor from office.Beckham Miami United has agreed to finance a $250m stadium - expected to seat an estimated 20,000 spectators - and pay rent on the publicly owned land.His partners in the endeavour include British entrepreneur Simon Fuller and mobile phone services billionaire Marcelo Claure.(BBC)Bakudaily.az