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Post by chaytercon1 on Jan 11, 2007 14:34:26 GMT -5
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Post by thedarkangel1975 on Jan 11, 2007 15:37:03 GMT -5
I saw that, very interesting. Extremely rich for a socceer contract.
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Post by Terry on Jan 11, 2007 17:01:24 GMT -5
Beckham could be a force in MLS, only because of the weaker talent. Apart from the free kicks, he was overrated and benefited more from being on teams with lots of money and talent.
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Post by chaytercon1 on Jan 11, 2007 21:07:43 GMT -5
Soccer is overrated.
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Post by herbs on Jan 11, 2007 21:22:25 GMT -5
Beckham's only just over hack status.
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Post by chaytercon1 on Jan 11, 2007 23:22:13 GMT -5
He wants to have the status of Gretzky and Jordan. Maybe he should have picked a better sport.
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Post by BCNB on Jan 12, 2007 0:58:28 GMT -5
50 million a season is freaking retarded.
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Post by herbs on Jan 12, 2007 1:13:48 GMT -5
He wants to have the status of Gretzky and Jordan. Maybe he should have picked a better sport. Pele, Maradona, Zidane, Ronaldinho? |
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Post by chaytercon1 on Jan 12, 2007 14:47:09 GMT -5
sorry, soccer is unknown to me
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Post by The Coppernian One on Jan 13, 2007 11:28:21 GMT -5
He wants to have the status of Gretzky and Jordan. Maybe he should have picked a better sport. Pele, Maradona, Zidane, Ronaldinho? To name but a few. I would suspect that Gretzky and Jordan couldn't hold a candle in status compared to many of the soccer players out there. The $50 mil per year, I believe, includes endorsement deals, but it's still ridiculous. The impact though will probably be huge for the league and soccer in North America. The phone calls to the Toronto team for tickets against the Galaxy have been coming in constantly. Having Beckham in the league may also be the key to keeping talent in the MLS (guys like Adu who place for DC) The added focus should do a lot for the sport here, which is already growing. |
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Post by thedarkangel1975 on Jan 13, 2007 22:52:44 GMT -5
If the Galaxy offered me a big contract I would sign it too. Hey they had Elizabth Shue's brother Andrew from Melrose Place on their team a few years back. But basically Beckham wants to be in a league he can actually look good in.
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Post by Terry on Jan 14, 2007 0:32:00 GMT -5
I doubt it will improve MLS's future, though. The NASL had Pele (and other big names) and still folded.
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Post by Ronald Ohlander on Jan 14, 2007 2:00:09 GMT -5
He wants to have the status of Gretzky and Jordan. Maybe he should have picked a better sport. soccer is the biggest sport in the world outside of North America. and it's quickly gaining popularity in NA too. |
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Post by thedarkangel1975 on Jan 14, 2007 8:11:53 GMT -5
It will never take off in the US. No one cares past age 12 about soccer really.
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Post by The Coppernian One on Jan 14, 2007 15:21:36 GMT -5
Soccer is gaining rapidly in popularity and there's part of the difference. I don't know what the stats are today, but in Canada youth Soccer registrations surpassed youth hockey registrations (yearly totals) many years ago. Your fanbase starts with youth.
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