David Beckham finally made his competitive match MLS debut for the LA Galaxy in a 1-0 loss to DC United.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=215310&cc=5901
The Galaxy are in second to last in the MLS Western Division with 6 games in hand. If they were to magically to win all 6 they would be in 2nd place based on current standing. Of course none of this really matters to anyone but a die-hard LA Galaxy fan (not that there is such a thing in the City of Angels for any sport) .
The real story is Beckham. He's plastered on billboards and is the top story on most of the top sports networks. At the end of the day the MLS, ESPN and the Galaxy are just business out to make a buck and they have been making millions of them on name of Sir Beckham (no he's not a knight...yet).
http://www.socceramerica.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=22565
It really is a shame, because people do forget that behind all the flash and marketing hoopla is a hard working and solid midfield player, probably the best right foot in the world, and a man who truly does love being out on the field and playing the game the best he can. Also let's not forget about the MLS a league that has slowly but surely grown and prospered over the last 10 years. It will never be the NFL or NBA, but there are plenty of fans and passerbys to go around to keep things on the rise and with players of Beckham's, Miguel Angel's (New England) and Blanco's (Chicago) caliber coming to the leauge this can only be good news for our young players and for fans alike.
All that being said the MLS is still a little ways off from a top flight world league so do try to catch the opening of the Barclays English Premire League (BPL) season debuting on Fox Soccer Channel this weekend!
http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/920998
2 comments:
Becks should be a top 5 player in this league easily. I'm excited about more european players, such as Chelsea's Shevchenko and Real Madrid's Figo wanting to come to the US to finish out their careers. Hopefully MLS will get to a high level in the next few years.
"probably the best right foot in the world"
Yeah right....hahaha
Have you been smoking? or just wake up from a long wintersleep.
This guy is:
1)old
2)way over rated
3)can't handle the ball on both legs
4)Doesn't have the scoring-power.
Follow the world football or how you all say "soccer" a bit better buddy.
There are a lot of European and South American players millions of times better than this old man.
to mention some 1) Christiano Ronaldo (when you want to fill up billboards do it with a fresh young person like Christiano Ronaldo )
2) Kaka - best leg work and play in the business and not what you mentioned about the "old " man " 'probably the best right foot in the world' yeah right.
Beckham is good for Billboards, Cologne, Magazines but not a role model Soccer player.
You think MLS is the hottest shit...
sorry MLS sucks!!! not even comparable with European Top Soccer.
Clubs like Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United are not the same level like MLS.
Oh yeah was it not Real Madrid?? where Beckham kept the bench warm with his behind because he was not lined up, and short after that welcomed like a hero in the LA Galaxy please that man needs to retire, he can't keep up with a team like Toronto FC, he need to go home to the UK.
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