Strange if you ask me, hes only 31 and could have still achieved massive things in hes career. More interested in the commercial side of things I guess. I could understand if he was 36 but still thought he had another 3/4 years in Top Flight football.
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Live in Hollywood or back to England and probably the North? You know what she'd chose.
What a complete waste. A real shame I reckon.
ok thinking bout it, you'd stay over here til 34/35 then go over there
You go into every club in the country and i bet you'll find their best players are normally the hardest workers in training as well. Why ? because they always want to improve and gain more.
Shame Beckham lost that fire. He wasn't as good as the press made out at his peak, but he was still a world class player.
Works out to:
£492,000 per week
£98,400 per day
£4,100 per hour
£68 per minute
£1 per second
or is that just a few players owned by league or youth products or something
This will be great for the game in the US/Canada & I wouldn't be suprised to see more star names (all at the end of their careers mind you) on the way over. the MSL unlike the NASL is well run & ultra competitive.
Canada has a new & first team in the competition in 2007 - Toronto FC - I will be following their progress with some interest.
It's possible that they may actually cap the salary but give him a massive signing on fee
He's off to join the circus, and is going to be one hell of an embarrassing figure in a few years. Still, Tom and Katie will be pleased.
For him personally a shrewd move, financially obviously but with his value as a brand declining in UK and Europe he can be a big fish in a small but very lucrative pond. It means his brand can be extending in the US and past the end of his playing career if he moves into acting (See goal pt 2 is coming out in the summer).
Having played for two of the three biggest clubs in the world (he'll come to the third, Charlton, when he's 43) any other club would be a step down. England don't want him and maybe he is disallusioned with the game.
When Les Reed came to Bromley Addicks many months ago he said that the old David Beckham was a lovely guy but that there were now also the showbiz Beckham and that he was a different person.
He also told us we'd be contending for a UEFA spot by March so i wouldn't to too much of what he said ! :-)
The money in the long term will be good for the MLS and US football long term.
Inspector - Tinge of anti-Americanism there?
So he's gets to live in Hollywood, hang out with celeb mates and earn a shed load of money, no jealousy here, it's cool, were do I sign up?
The standard as Rothko says is Ok & most importantly it is on through the summer months ensuring 12 months of uniterrupted football for the Oakster household.
Say what you like about the Yanks - they, like the Aussies, do know how to develop young players & throw ample money & resources at sport for youngsters through the college system.
You got to admire the fella he's made the most of what talent he has
I like watching Freddy Adu play for DC United - the supposed wonderkid - he has no clue about tactics or positional play - he just gets the ball & runs around in circles, beating every player on the pitch twice & then miskicking the ball out for a throw. Genius.
Have LA got to the Play offs in MLS?
(i was playing county tennis at the time)
the yank kids who i was with, there parents would turn up & watch them train, kick there
arses if they did something wrong or lost a point/match..
fcuk that for a laugh.. that is far far too much pressure, but its the norm out there