David Beckham Makes Debut: LA Beckhams STILL Suck
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by SSreporters
The long awaited debut arrival of a foreign player past his prime, finally came to an end tonight. In the 72nd minute, David Beckham made his debut in front of 47,000 fans (At least half of them probably to see Beckham) at RFK Stadium. That's the good news, the bad news is that the LA Beckhams lost 1-0 to DC United and are still the only team in the MLS not to win on the road.
He made a couple of good crosses, including a superb one to Landon Donovan, but the DC United keeper Troy Perkins saved the day by knocking it away. But you look at him, and even with the ankle injury, he's still past his prime. What people forget is that one player cannot change the shape of a league. They even overlooked attendance. For the games that don't involve the Beckhams, how many people would show up (besides Toronto FC)? What would be different is if they had 20 superstar players like Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, or Wayne Rooney. But the problem is, that those players would only come to America if they are 34 years old and past their peak. Seriously, do you think Rooney would just decide that at age 20, "Blimey, I think I'll go to the MLS for quality football."? When this 5 year contract expires, you will not see MLS popularity shoot up like that. Quality in their prime players would be good for the league, a player past his prime isn't good for the league.
