David Beckham is back, as tonight he rejoins the Los Angeles Galaxy and his best friend Landon Donovan to take on the New York Red Bulls. But you’re hardly alone if you haven’t noticed his impending arrival.
When Beckham first came to the United States in the summer of 2007, he had grand visions for what he wanted to do for soccer in America. He wore No. 23, which is associated with our greatest star, Michael Jordan, and Beckham clearly hoped to push soccer up into the highest levels of our sports culture.
But looking back, that first game, in which Beckham was only able to play the last 15 minutes or so against Chelsea because of an injury, was a sign of things to come. Because a hard look at Beckham’s time in American soccer can only be summed up in one way: as a waste of time and money.
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