David Beckham

[Goofy™]

Why do people think Beckham is a world class player? Ive seen him play for the better part of 15 years and the only thing he has is a great right foot, if he doesnt get many corners or free kicks then his contribution to a team isnt gonna be great. You have to understand, LA Galaxy are paying for the brand 'Beckham', not the player. If you want to guaranteed a show then you need to see Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Diego or Kaka......... these are real special players, not just prima-donnas

Oh, Lomax, i think you'll find you are wrong mate. Beckham's deal with LA Galaxy is for £128 million over 5 years ($50 million per year), its just made up in different ways. His basic salary is around 20% of that, the rest is made up by sponsorships etc.

Months of speculation over David Beckham's future have finally been resolved after he confirmed that he will join the LA Galaxy on a five-year deal worth £128m (£25.6m per year) at the end of his Real Madrid contract this summer.

A move to America would not have been possible under previous MLS salary cap rules, which limited teams to an overall salary of about £1m per year, but a new designated player rule, already commonly known in America as "the Beckham rule", now allows each team to sign one player whose salary does not count towards that cap.

Even with the salary cap constraints removed, Beckham's pay packet far outstrips what could normally be afforded by a team whose stadium holds just 27,000 spectators, and it has taken some creative thinking from American Idol creator Simon Fuller, who represents Beckham, to achieve such a huge sum. It is understood that less than a fifth of the overall figure will come from Beckham's basic wage, with the greater part made up of a combination of sponsorship deals, merchandising sales and a participation in club profits.

[Goofy™]

Originally Posted by Tank

he is a fantastic footballer, not at the top of his game anymore but i think its due to the players arround him, in school my sports teacher had the saying "a player is only as good as his team mates". i think this is true in his case, wether its others tryin too hard to shine like him but failing or just that there is that big gap between MLS and European football.

Unfortunately thats not far from the truth, imho a middle of the league English Premier side would win every single game if they played in MLS but hopefully, the standard will continue to improve......... after all, the US is a huge place!

[ledoux]

Originally Posted by Goofy™

Unfortunately thats not far from the truth, imho a middle of the league English Premier side would win every single game if they played in MLS but hopefully, the standard will continue to improve......... after all, the US is a huge place!

unfortunately I agree but I do see the day when we can compete on a global scale. I see the talent that is coming out of our high schools and colleges and it seems to get a little better every year


especially since some started hiring foreign coaches

[Elviswind]

There are definitely world class atheletes in the US . . . it's just a matter of getting them to play the game. Can you imagine if someone like Allen Iverson or Barry Sanders or any other MLB, NFL, or NBA All-star played soccer?

[Goofy™]

Originally Posted by ledoux

unfortunately I agree but I do see the day when we can compete on a global scale. I see the talent that is coming out of our high schools and colleges and it seems to get a little better every year


especially since some started hiring foreign coaches

Definitely Football (soccer) is the largest played sport worldwide, its only a matter of time before it takes over the US as well

[Tank]

ive heard a roumour that womens football is better in the US than the mens!!

im gonna start a petition that all fit women players swap shirts at half time and after the game!!

especially since some started hiring foreign coaches

my friend got a scholarship out of school to play over there, even turned down a pro contract with a premiership team to do it, think hes still coaching out there, was down cardinal stricht, wherever that is!!

[TheLancinator]

Originally Posted by Tank

ive heard a roumour that womens football is better in the US than the mens!!

It is...the US Women's team has won the World Cup and Olympic gold before...

[SmoothBob]

Henry's apparently goin to the U.S...

[ledoux]

Originally Posted by SmoothBob

Henry's apparently goin to the U.S...

that would be awesome he's been one of my top 3 players ever

[Tanalishi]

Originally Posted by SmoothBob

Henry's apparently goin to the U.S...

or to Man Utd

[Goofy™]

Originally Posted by Tanalishi

or to Man Utd

Thats what i heard......... depends whether they get Berbatov or not i suppose.....

[Tanalishi]

if the price is right, then TH whould he a good buy

he knows the league and he can get goals regularly

ps. i hate ronaldo

[Goofy™]

Originally Posted by Tanalishi

if the price is right, then TH whould he a good buy

he knows the league and he can get goals regularly

Definitely, a few years back he was the best player in England without a doubt

Originally Posted by Tanalishi

ps. i hate ronaldo

p.s. i noticed

[Tanalishi]

henry to score hattrick against spurs at OT??????????????????/


zomg

[bloggs]

I'd love to see Henr at OT, don't know if it will happen though tbh, think this is just a case of Fergie putting pressure on Spurs to sell Berbatov.