Beckham Is Healthy and Playing Well, but the Early Buzz Is a Thing of the Past

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nytimes.com - 7/21/2008

Beckham Is Healthy and Playing Well, but the Early Buzz Is a Thing of the Past

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If David Beckham is “a global sports icon who will transcend the sport of soccer in America and carry it on his shoulders,” as the M.L.S. Commissioner proclaimed last year, then he has plenty of lifting to do. >

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