Bruce Matheson lost his fight against the sale of Miami land to David Beckham’s soccer group, although the outcome had no impact because the retired soccer star switched to another location for his Major League Soccer team.

Matheson, a descendant of a Miami pioneer family that over the years has donated land for public parks and the Miami Marine Stadium, challenged the sale of 2.79 acres for $9 million was illegal because it was a no-bid deal, meaning others couldn’t submit competing proposals for the land.