July 16, 2009
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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June 11, 2009
When Real Madrid re-elected Florentino Perez as its president June 1, he promised a return to the Galacticos era of football for Los Blancos that took place in the first half of this decade. During Perez’s first tenure as president, from 2000-2006, Real brought in some of the biggest stars in the world including Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Ronaldo and Luis Figo.
Less than two weeks into his second stint with Real, Perez has followed through on his campaign promises by spending over 220 million dollars in less than a week on two of the best players in the world – Brazilian attacking midfielder Kaka from AC Milan and the world’s most explosive offensive player, Portugese forward Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United.
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