Thursday, January 11, 2007

Just another Beckham to MLS blog post. How special.

I'm sure I'm only like the 1,000th person to post about the latest on the David Beckham to MLS saga that, if you believe Fox Sports, should resolve itself today sometime.

And there's this from Beckham's appearance on this morning ABC's "Good Morning America" when he's quoted saying, "I've played now for two of the biggest clubs in the world. I've played at the highest level for 15 years, and now I think I need another challenge."

Apparently, though no dotted line has been inked by Beckham for the LA Galaxy, they have a press conference tentatively scheduled for today. This just so happens to be the same day that Becks is supposedly supposed to tell Real Madrid, "thanks, but no thanks" to their two-year extension offer.

Because his current contract with the Galacticos does expire until June, Beckham would have to miss the first two months of MLS action before meeting up with his new team.

Is signing David Beckham a good move for MLS and the Galaxy? Some will adamantly argue "no" but I'm not necessarily in that camp.

LA would be able to get top dollar for what ever jersey sponsor they sell, they'll raise ticket prices, and I can promise that whatever stadium in the league the Galaxy goes to play at will be sold out. Kinda like the attendance boost Adu made but x10. The media attention the team, and vicariously MLS, will garner that year will be a dramatic boost as well, especially internationally.

I'd also be interested in seeing him paired with Landon Donovan. While he's not the best player in the world (nor really ever been) David Beckham is still more talented than all but a few in this league. Donovan, when he wants to be, is one of the few who's talent is on par with his. I think Donovan will be happy to have someone else to share the burden of expectations with rather then often have to carry his team on his own. The Gals getting Joe Canon in net during the off-season will also help.

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