Mixed views on Beckham's new MLS stadium in Miami neighborhood Sports fans are abuzz with the news that Miami will soon be home to an MLS franchise owned by football superstar David Beckham. However, controversy stirs over the building of a 25,000-seater stadium in Overtown, a deprived area of downtown Miami where Beckham's ownership group have purchased a plot of land that will eventually cost in excess of $25 million, and a legal case against the sale of one part of the land remains ongoing. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES from residents of Overtown.