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David Beckham
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Curious, was he not paid US$250 million to help grow the US soccer market?
So the US season ends, LA Galaxy are 2nd bottom, but more of a concern Beckham now packs up and leaves. How is that helping the US soccer industry? Shouldn’t he be off talking to everyone and anyone and generally help promote soccer in the US.
Doug thinking
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No. He should always being playing first, and anything else second. He’s only got a couple of more years to play and then he has the rest of his life to talk. It will do U.S. soccer better to see him back in decent form, instead of the distracted dip we saw this season, than all of the talking in the world.
I even wonder whether the “ambassador” role was emphasized too much. No excuse for the way Beckham attitude and game during the second half of the season, but it was something his fans hadn’t seen before under much more trying circumstances. Hope he finds his spark again in Milan and puts it right right with the Galaxy.
I think someone’s been taken for a ride.
According to Bloomberg his endorsement income was down 6.6% after joining LA Galaxy, so maybe he’s off to AC Milan to try and make up the difference. The grabbing b’std!