Now that its official,David Beckham will join the Los Angeles Galaxy during the 2007 MLS season,playing in America.He claims that he wants to make an impression on soccer in America and its youth,but many speculate that it only has to do with the $250 million dollars he'll be paid.Your thoughts on him making the jump to a much less popular league VS his career in europe?
2007-01-11 13:48:03 · 16 answers · asked by Midnight Sun 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
I personally find it a disgusting waste of money to pay one person that much money to play a game for a living regardless of how good he is. If he wanted to make an impression he would refuse to get paid that much and say he'll play for 1/4 of that money and donate the rest to kids soccer camps or something. I am so sick and tired of athletes making more money per minute of a game than hard working people in a year.
2007-01-11 13:58:04 · answer #1 · answered by freakyallweeky 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Most Americans who love football -- and I'm one of them -- will continue to watch the EPL and ignore MLS until its game & quality dramatically improve. Yes, Beckham will generate more publicity, and yes the Galaxy will be a better team, but the MLS will be the same mediocre league that most of us are ignoring now.
And as for the belief that Americans will "never love soccer", all I can say is, if we can love baseball, we can love anything. But we have to have a quality game, and most of us can get that from the EPL on FSC and Setanta.
2007-01-11 22:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by Steve W 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't think Becks is there to achieve great thing, he's there to earn salary and pave a way to his Hollywood career. But it's important to the MLS n LA galaxy in term of viewership n recognition to the MLS, also sales of merchandises of Beckham will be important to LA Galaxy.
2007-01-12 01:49:11 · answer #3 · answered by coolky123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let me know when i'm supposed to start giving a damn. if it wasn't for that mildly successful movie that he made, plus the fact that he's married to a former pop star, i wouldn't even know who he is. bringing a big name soccer player over here to play is not going to somehow magically make people here start watching soccer. it didn't happen when they brought pele over here back in the 70s, and he was supposed to be the best soccer player ever, right? so why would it happen now?
@the mouse: acually, being a typical american, i can tell you that probably 99% of americans do know who he is and what country he's from. in fact, he's the ONLY soccer player that i can say that about. although most of us also know who the headbutt dude is too, because that incident got a lot of press at the time.
@freakyall: that's capitalism baby, that's the way the free world works. atheletes are paid what the market dictates. they make tons of $ for their teams, and they pay taxes on what they make. if you don't like the system move to cuba or china where everyone is paid the same regardless of their skill level.
2007-01-11 22:10:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
What a cop out. I thought the guy would want to start playing some real footie, try get back into the Engurland team. Seems his Golden Balls have turned out to be Fool's Gold. But its for the kids, think of the children - my arsenal.
2007-01-11 21:54:15 · answer #5 · answered by fatherf.lotski 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It won't help push soccer in the US one bit. To many people here don't have a clue as to who he is or what he does if he was not in a soccer uniform.
They could pay him 500 million dollars and it would not help. The game of soccer just isn't appealing to Americans. People need to deal with that and get over it.
2007-01-11 21:57:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Money is a powerful magnet. And don't count out the potential extra money from being in close proximity to Hollywood and the center of the world's entertainment industry.
2007-01-11 21:51:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i live in the us and i think he will make a difference but not such a big one
personally i think he should of signed with a european team, i mean the mls doesnt even get aired here!in its own country!
but atleast now he'll only be 8 hours away from me!
2007-01-11 22:55:29 · answer #8 · answered by S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From what I have observed about American's view of the world - I don't think the general public would really care much about it. I don't think it will make that much of a difference to the football in the US. Most of the people wouldn't know who he is or even what country he is from.
Most Americans are pretty ignorant about the world outside the USA. (Just look at the kind of questions we get on Y!A)
And NO! I am not saying the Americans are ignorant people. I am saying that they are ignorant about the world outside or at least take very little or no interest in the world outside (unless they have direct involvement in, like Iraq, at present)
The money is good - but really, will it make any difference? I doubted very much.
- Edit -
To "know it all" : thank you for your comment. I am glad at least someone read my comment and even better - replied with an fair opinion instead of name calling and branding me a racist. But.... 99% of Americans know him you say? On the news tonight (my time this side of the world) they interview "people on the street" and NO ONE knew who he was. ONE lady said " I know her but don't know him. I know they are dating" LOL -- they are married with kids!!!
I rest my case
2007-01-11 22:04:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Dang, I thought we were finally rid of all the spice girls! Seriously, pretty iffy either way, but I am leaning more toward his decision being money-based.
2007-01-11 21:52:43 · answer #10 · answered by Smartygirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋