Anyone care? The dude is like 32 and supposed to "revive" soccer. Wasn't Freddy Adu supposed to do the same thing 2 or 3 years ago. We will hear more about Beckham's social life than his play on the field.

7/11/2007 6:25:56 PM

as of right now his wife is getting more media/tabloid attention

i predict she continues to

7/11/2007 6:26:57 PM

how wonderful!

7/11/2007 6:29:09 PM

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""revive" soccer"

i don't think american soccer was ever alive to begin with

7/11/2007 7:23:00 PM

Nobody cares

7/11/2007 8:19:51 PM

you don't have to say "american" and "soccer" at the same time

7/11/2007 8:23:01 PM

pwnt

7/11/2007 9:16:08 PM

how long do you guys actually think he has left in his "prime".

7/11/2007 9:34:40 PM

3 years

Oh, I thought you said "how long since his prime?"

7/11/2007 9:44:33 PM

7/11/2007 10:08:40 PM

I played soccer for six years when I was younger, but stopped once I got to middle school. I've never followed pro soccer or seen a railhawks game. I would like to understand more about the sport, especially since it is so big worldwide. I think him coming will be great so maybe soccer will get more exposure on ESPN or ABC or FOX or whatever. I'm hoping that I will start to get more into it.

7/11/2007 10:16:14 PM

The main problem with American soccer coverage today is that ESPN and ABC have recently decided to replace all of their knowledgeable soccer broadcasters with guys who know nothing about the sport (see: O'Brien, Dave). The Galaxy don't have the supporting cast to base their play around giving Beckham what he needs (a middle third with clear options to his inside), so there won't be instant results, so no one will care.

7/12/2007 1:49:18 AM

i'm going to watch. i have an active interest in getting into futbol.

7/12/2007 1:56:39 AM

^^god, i hate games when he announces...i wish they would just get some british guys to announce games on espn or abc, it just seems right hearing them talk

7/12/2007 1:59:17 AM

I'm interested.

7/12/2007 7:15:55 AM

it could make soccer more popular until september when football starts. only because the only other options for sports are WNBA and baseball.

7/12/2007 7:50:53 AM

*Yawn*

7/12/2007 10:49:09 AM

Baseball > Soccer >>>>>>>>>>>>> WNBA

7/12/2007 11:05:57 AM

I think that it will have an impact, and it will provide the MLS with more attention and energy, but the MLS will never be what the EPL is. Only when soccer kids today grow up to be grandparents will there be a potential major interest in soccer.

7/12/2007 11:07:19 AM

I'm just ready to watch MLS games with sold out crowds, it makes the game 10 times better.

7/12/2007 11:25:18 AM

Don't get me wrong, I am a giant soccer fan and subscribe to digital cable in part because of FSN, but the MLS just doesn't compare to soccer outside of North America. Beckham coming is just a ploy to get more viewers for the MLS and to make it more "mainstream" since everyone knows who Beckham is. Unfortunately, American soccer won't catch on until we do well in a big tournament (ie: repeat what we did in Korea or even better).

7/12/2007 5:15:37 PM

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"Unfortunately, American soccer won't catch on until we do well in a big tournament"

or IMO until MLS attracts a lot of other great players

can you imagine Rinaldino (sp?) in the MLS? hell i'd watch that shit

7/12/2007 5:26:15 PM

if Ronaldinho were to play in the MLS it would be like me going and playing in an under 8 year old girls soccer league

7/12/2007 5:29:27 PM

better than current MLS...a bunch of 8 year old girls playing each other!!

7/12/2007 5:32:37 PM

The only soccer worth watching is the World Cup.

7/12/2007 5:49:13 PM

I love watching almost all of the European leagues and I'll definitely watch Chelsea-Beckham but I just can't get in to MLS...

At least they have Tommy Smyth doing some of the MLS games but I don't get why Derek Rae doesn't... they are gold to listen to in the CL

[Edited on July 12, 2007 at 6:36 PM. Reason : x]

7/12/2007 6:35:23 PM

^^ I don't watch soccer very often but I've watched enough to know that the World Cup is probably the most boring play I've seen.

7/12/2007 6:46:51 PM

oh come on, dirty euro trash flopping, flailing, and kicking each other in the shins doesn't do it for you?

7/12/2007 6:50:47 PM

EVEN THE FORIGNERS I PLAY RUGBY WITH DON'T GIVE A SHIT AND THEY ARE FROM THE UK WHEN SOCCER IS HUGE

7/13/2007 4:36:43 PM

if you are a very very casual soccer fan or someone who doesnt know much about soccer and wants to give it a shot and learn more

dont watch MLS because if thats your first exposure to soccer you will NEVER like it

7/13/2007 4:38:09 PM

i watch the world cup and the occasional european league match. Other than that...nothin

7/13/2007 4:43:00 PM

I would fuck the hell out of posh spice

7/13/2007 6:07:49 PM

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"Wasn't Freddy Adu supposed to do the same thing 2 or 3 years ago. "

Yeah and everyone got all excited, and everyone tried to watch his first game.

He was in for about a minute and didn't get anywhere near the ball.

America went back to not caring.

7/13/2007 7:05:53 PM

No u have it ALL wrong..it's


College Sports>>NFL>>World Cup Soccer>>Little League World Series>>WNBA>>MLB>>NBA>>Nascar



That's why the summer sports season is SUCKING ASS!!!

7/13/2007 8:07:38 PM

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"WNBA>>MLB>>NBA>>Nascar"

I don't know if I should revoke your sports card or your man card, but at least one of them needs to be revoked

7/13/2007 8:09:02 PM

I will admit, the closer it gets to the 21st, the more I'm looking forward to it. I'll definitely watch his debut, but mostly because their playing fucking Chelsea, and I'm really watching it for Michael Ballack, who is the best motherfuckin' player in the world.

Oh, and..

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"Wasn't Freddy Adu supposed to do the same thing 2 or 3 years ago. "

He's not supposed to be big until he is actually old enough to play some World Cups. Right now he's destroying in the U-20 World Cup, but he's just playing in clubs and getting some real practice/training going on unlike most American players.

[Edited on July 14, 2007 at 5:25 AM. Reason : !]

7/14/2007 5:21:58 AM

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"I'm really watching it for Michael Ballack, who is the best motherfuckin' player in the world."

hahaha

7/14/2007 2:02:48 PM

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"No u have it ALL wrong..it's College Sports>>NFL>>World Cup Soccer>>Little League World Series>>WNBA>>MLB>>NBA>>Nascar"

why are we gonna argue about this, its all subjective, if thats what you like fine.

for me its

world cup soccer>>club soccer>>nfl>>mma>>nba>>golf>>tennis>>mlb>>nascar

7/14/2007 5:10:31 PM

ncaa fb = ncaa bb > mlb > world cup > nfl > tennis > golf > tennis

7/14/2007 8:40:53 PM

^so i guess you like mens tennis better than women's

im messed mine up

world cup soccer>>club soccer>>nfl>>mma>>college football>>college bball>>nba>>golf>>tennis

7/15/2007 1:00:09 PM

soccer really brings together people in less fortunate countries than the U.S.

7/15/2007 2:08:57 PM

The Correct ordering is

NFL > College BB > NCSU FB > NBA = College FB > Tennis> Hockey > Random shit on ESPN like Poker, Bowling, Curling, Darts, Sport Fucking > MLB = Golf > Nascar >>>>> Soccer

[Edited on July 15, 2007 at 2:20 PM. Reason : l;']

7/15/2007 2:16:33 PM

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"so i guess you like mens tennis better than women's"

shit, that second tennis is supposed to be nba. not sure what happened there.

7/15/2007 2:23:10 PM

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"Saturday's friendly against Chelsea is already sold out and will be broadcast live across the United States by cable sports network ESPN, who have been strongly promoting the game with plans for using 19 cameras at the Home Depot Center, including a Beckham cam"

7/17/2007 12:46:03 PM

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"David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy debut against Chelsea is in doubt after the England star played only a limited part in his first training session yesterday."

Maybe the Beckham cam can show him watching from the sidelines

7/17/2007 2:05:43 PM

from what i saw in the world cup. he didnt revive much. although teams like that dont need much reviving. he wasnt soooo exciting.

7/17/2007 3:38:46 PM

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"Unfortunately, American soccer won't catch on until we do well in a big tournament (ie: repeat what we did in Korea or even better). "

No, it will never catch on. No matter how we do in any tournament, or who comes to play here. When will people stop trying to force soccer on us? If we wanted to play or like it, it would have happened by now.

7/17/2007 3:51:02 PM

yeah. american soccer just isnt as exciting as international soccer.

i just cant figure out why... hhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

7/17/2007 3:53:59 PM

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"No, it will never catch on. No matter how we do in any tournament, or who comes to play here. When will people stop trying to force soccer on us? If we wanted to play or like it, it would have happened by now."

Nobody is trying to force anything. Commish Don Garber in an online chat today -- "Our approach has always been to convince those people who love soccer to love MLS and let those who don't believe in the sport wallow in their own misfortune." If you don't like soccer, fine, don't watch it. And for the obligatory "but I have to put up with Beckham trash on ESPN all the time" comments, most soccer fans don't like it either. That's just how American media/ESPN is. They overhype every little thing whether it's steroids, BCS, Beckham, Pacman Jones, etc. MLS realizes there is already a fanbase of serious soccer fans in the US so they're trying to attract big name international players to reel some of that fanbase in and they just so happened to get one of the most popular in the world. Of course he isn't one of the best but he's one of the most recognized. It was never about winning over some random Joe Schmoe who hates soccer. It's about winning over some random soccer fan who follows the World Cup and the English Premier League.

7/17/2007 5:28:53 PM

royalflush, if you dont watch the sat game i hope your son becomes a soccer goalkeeper...

7/17/2007 5:41:05 PM