People forget that the best soccer players could play as late as 39-40 years old! Beckham is only 31.
Posted on 01/12/2007 5:22:22 AM PST by Boulton Defiant
It's a bit of a rant, but this guy seems to still rate Beckham
Well, your loss is our gain. ;) I'm looking forward to seeing him play in the MLS - he can do a lot of good for the sport here, and perhaps broaden its appeal beyond the current Latin American immigrant fan base.
The 10 Americans who follow soccer will be thrilled about this "news."
There were a few more than that in Germany this summer!
You shouldn't do yourselves down, you've got a very good national side! There's some cracking US players in England like Tim Howard and Brian McBride.
That guys enough to make me want to watch soccer.
It is really interesting to see if Beckham will have any influence. This is not the first time that prominent imports (who were, ahem, past their prime) have tried to popularize soccer in the US. Previous stars who played here include George Best, Pele, and Klinsmann, among others.
There are millions in the US and Canada who follow football(soccer).
You may not like it,but millions in your country do.
To suggest it has no fans is silly.
Do you have any facts to support your contention that "millions" like it?
And, I wasn't talking about Canada.
I heard this morn that Simon Cowell wants Victoria on American Idol.
It was a little before my time, but I'm told that there were no restrictions on big-name players then? Apparently The Cosmos and The Aztecs just bought everyone and every other team suffered.
This new 'one big player' rule should stop that hopefully.
I've heard good things about the MLS. I don't think Iain Macintosh has been particularly fair in referring to it as a place for, "35 year olds with wobbly knees".
I for one am very happy that he chose to come here and not to Celtic (if that was anything more than a rumor). I will definitely be buying some tickets for when DC United play LA.
Is Tim Howard still playing at Man U? When I was living over that side of the pond he was starting for awhile. But I seem to recall he struggled and was benched.
That is so true.
Howard's on loan at Everton (8th) right now and playing very well. He was ever so slightly out of his depth at Man Utd, but he's still a very solid top level goalkeeper.
He's well known over here for being a sufferer of Tourette's Syndrome, so everybody expects him to launch into a swearing fit at any moment.
How anyone would differentiate a Tourette's sufferer from an average football fan however is beyond me.
Hmmm, wonder what spot she would take on the show.....
Perhaps, but the vast majority in the U.S. don't "follow" it by paying to see it, hence its status here.
"The 10 Americans who follow soccer will be thrilled about this "news".
I think it's up to 15 now. See, interest in soccer is 'exploding' in America, up 50%.
People forget that the best soccer players could play as late as 39-40 years old! Beckham is only 31.
Celtic get Beckham?.
They couldnt even afford Roy Keane's full £90k a week wages(the chairman Desmond Diamond paid half himself out of his own pocket).
The Celtic-Beckham rumour was just a silly one started by an idiot in Glasgow.
Frankly,only Rangers out of the two Glasgow giants could even come near affording such wages.
I agree. He still has a lot of good soccer in him.
I also think he will also do a lot for the sport in the US. As much as we make fun of soccer I heard that it is the most popular sport for American kids until they reach their early teens and start branching out into the other popular sports where they see their heroes making the big bucks. His popularity might keep more of the talent in soccer and elevate the sport here. That said, I think MLS needs to keep the "injury overacting" out of the US game. I think that is one of the biggest obstacles soccer faces with American mass acceptance.
I'm not so sure. The Houston Dynamo apparently won the championship for MLS, and yet no one here even mentions it. It will take more than 1 aging international superstar to pique interest in soccer here.
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