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David Beckham is making a mess of his MLS dream.

That’s the view of multi-millionaire Miami activist Bruce Matheson.

Former England skipper Beckham is in court here on Tuesday over the 73-acre site near Miami airport that he wants for their stadium.

Becks must win this public vote, or his latest bid to find a home for Inter Miami FC hurtling goes back to square once again.

However, his plans to build a massive shopping mall and a 750-room hotel on the only golf course in Miami has enraged the locals.

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Matheson said: “We don’t need a mega mall in the middle of the city of Miami’s only golf course. It’s sad that they have made so many false attempts at bringing soccer here.

"The big problem is that they’ve put the cart before the horse. They should have secured the land first and then talked about a stadium.

“It’s a real mess.”

Matheson, who is fighting Beckham in the courts, reckons the Manchester United legend’s team are just making it up as they go along.

Beckham has already seen first hand the opposition to his golf course plans – dubbed Miami Freedom Park – with disgruntled locals and kids.

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They argued for over three hours about why he should look elsewhere.

There’s also the fact it is on toxic wasteland, which could cost around £25million to clean up.

MLS bosses reckon Beckham’s franchise are slated to start playing in 2020. But even if Becks wins Tuesday’s vote, his dream will then be in the hands of Miami’s politicians, who are split on the proposals.

It could be at least another two years before any building commences as his bid drowns in a sea of Miami red tape.

Matheson added: “We only need two ‘no’ votes to kill it for them and then they will be forced to look elsewhere.“