Beckham’s business partner, Jorge Mas, said on ESPN that he would also develop a hotel, office and retail space on the property.

MIAMI - An environmental report poses a new problem for the proposed site of David Beckham's Major League Soccer stadium in Miami: Tests show the soil is far more toxic than expected. The 131-acre site is being considered for a sprawling $1 billion commercial and stadium complex that would be home ground for Beckham's MLS team, Inter Miami. "This is the largest contaminated park in the city's portfolio," said Miami City Commission Chairman Ken Russell. A day later, Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez announced that Melreese would be closed until further notice to allow further environmental testing. The environmental firm EE&G, hired by Inter Miami, took more than 140 soil samples in recent months.