David Beckham Visits Sesame Street

Beckham Mania and the “May Sweeps” period

MVNsoccer posted 4/29/2008 from mvn.com

April 28 --- MVN Soccer: This real-life in real-time example is a good tutorial for any of you who don’t already know about the importance and impact of a TV sweeps period, which impacts sports and our bigger celebrity culture as much as anything does in entertainment or sports…

David Beckham to appear on 'Sesame Street'

sam-bax posted 4/29/2008 from becks2america.blogspot.com

By Beth Hilton, Entertainment Reporter - David Beckham has filmed a guest spot on US children's show Sesame Street . The footballer was asked to appear on the long-running programme to teach puppet star Elmo and viewers a new word - 'persistence' - for the cameo, which was shot last week

Beckham to be on Sesame Street

jmayers8185 posted 4/30/2008 from jmayers.blogspot.com

The English soccer superstar has aired an episode of Sesame Street, so get the Tivo or DVR ready! His word of the day "persistence." You know what that means...

First XI: MLS top tandems

du Nord found this 4/29/2008 on web.mlsnet.com

Watching David Beckham and Landon Donovan form a fantastic attacking partnership these past few weeks got Jeff Bradley to thinking about great combos of MLS years past.

FORBES: Beckham and all the highest-paid players

MVNsoccer posted 5/1/2008 from mvn.com

David Beckham’s move to Los Angeles last summer was a big score for MLS and U.S. soccer. The Galaxy’s attendance for the league matches he played averaged 37,659, which is 57% more than the team’s previous record. --- Ratings for ESPN2, one of MLS’s national television partners, rose 25%... FORBES estimates Beckham made $49 million in 2007 to make him the highest-paid player in the world...