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Posted by Gwil on Thu Jan 11th at 7:43pm 2007

Well I didn't see this one coming. The most famous footballer in the world, having played for (arguably) the two biggest clubs in the world - Manchester United and Real Madrid, announces the next step in his career - and it turns out to be a Major League Soccer team, in a country where football plays third fiddle to other major sports like American Football, Baseball, Basketball, NASCAR...

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The 31-year-old former England captain will sign a five-year deal, reportedly worth ?128m.


Hell, I think i'd do a Gary Lineker and play for Japan for that kind of money. I'd scrub toilets with my tongue for THAT money. Here's hoping it raises the profile of football in America and we see a new tour de force for the international game.




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Posted by asterix_vader on Thu Jan 11th at 11:57pm 2007

128m... 25m/year... 2m/month... he's rich isn't he?



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Posted by reaper47 on Fri Jan 12th at 12:18am 2007

Considering he didn't have much headlines as an actual footballer lately, that's a lot of money.


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