When the Real Madrid circus came to town in Salt Lake City in August, David Beckham and other players from the world’s most famous soccer club dug golden shovels into the ground to mark the first day of construction on the future soccer stadium of MLS club Real Salt Lake. However, those first few scoops remain the first and last dug into the ground since then. We’re now at the end of November, and construction of the $180 million, 136-acre project, which includes a new hotel and a broadcast studio, is on hold. Why? Salt Lake County is supposed to be gathering public funds to help build the stadium, but those funds haven’t arrived because county leaders and team officials are still disagreeing over details. For one thing, ownership of the land and the infrastructure haven’t been sorted out yet. County mayor Peter Coroon wants the county to own both, while Real CEO Dean Howes thinks the team should own some of that land. However, Coroon is the mastermind of the public funding plan, which will contribute $55 million to the project. Another problem that Coroon sees is the possiblity that the team will fold. To ensure that it doesn’t, the county’s mayor wants to see a third-party review of the club’s finances. Coroon hired Economic Research Associates to conduct a report, which is expected some time in January. Until then, things are on hold.