David Beckham has hit a major hurdle in his plans to build a 25,000-seat stadium in Miami to home Major League Soccer's next franchise.

An alliance of shipping businesses and a billionaire car dealer have launched a campaign protesting the Englishman's development in the Port of Miami in Florida, which would include a restaurant and
a nightclub.

The consortium made their opposition clear in a full-page advertisement in two major newspapers on Monday, claiming the stadium would threaten the city's plans to capitalise on the expansion of the Panama Canal if it should go ahead as planned.