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
