David Beckham Leaves Real Madrid

Re: David Beckham Leaves Real Madrid Posted by Gwil on Thu Jan 11th 2007 at 7:43pm

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Posted 2007-01-11 7:43pm

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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...

[size=13]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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Re: David Beckham Leaves Real Madrid Posted by asterix_vader on Thu Jan 11th 2007 at 11:57pm

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Posted 2007-01-11 11:57pm

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

Re: David Beckham Leaves Real Madrid Posted by reaper47 on Fri Jan 12th 2007 at 12:18am

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Posted 2007-01-12 12:18am

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

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