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BBC NEWS | Americas | Beckham's US move: One year on

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America loves its celebrities, and it loves its winners. David Beckham is both, and they clearly love him too. In the year since he first played for LA Galaxy after a multi-million dollar deal, the one-man marketing machine has helped fuel record attendances and record sales of merchandise across a country where soccer (aka "football") is hardly a sporting passion. When the New York Red Bulls ...

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Video: The BBC Interviews The Don
The Offside Rules — ... This video is the best part of a good, long MLS piece from the BBC.I love how The Don mentions "experimenting" with MLS. Like it's acid or something else your high school guidance counselor would warn you about the dangers of through a VHS tape and a few really bad posters on the wall in the hallway with the trophy case in it.

Garber Speaks With BBC On Beckham
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog — ... Thanks to SF over at The Offside Rules for linking this one up. Anytime MLS Commissioner Don Garber talks with press about the game and of course about David Beckham I have to have a listen. So I figured I would share it along with you all as well. ...

Real bad idea, Ron
101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more — ... Moving to overseas football, Matthew Price assesses how David Beckham is getting on Stateside a year into his adventure, ...

BlogJam: A-Rod Tied to Another Hollywood Name
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... BBC NEWS painstakingly sat through an LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls game to supply us with this puff piece on David Beckham’s impact on MLS and this photo, which I guess is evidence that the league is in better shape than it was year ago. Google image searches for girls with the letters of Tyler Twellman’s name across their mid drift came up empty. ...

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