Beckham to leave Real Madrid

[SnoopZ]

He will be on £500,000 a week! or if you like 80pence a second. i think i could live on that....think...

[TheDaddy]

I see his arrival has started speculation on who will be next, already I've seen Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo etc mentioned, seem's like the lessons from the 70's may have been forgotten

[sir_drinks_alot]

He will feel right at home most of the managers in MLS are from the uk !

[gazzae]

BECKHAM REAL CAREER OVER

David Beckham will never play for Real Madrid again, according to the club's Italian coach Fabio Capello.

The former England captain, 31, has agreed a move to LA Galaxy in the USA when his contract in Spain expires at the end of June.

But Capello has apparently ruled out any chance of Beckham playing a role for his side in the remaining months of his contract.

"Beckham will train with the team but he won't play," Capello told a press conference on Saturday.

His omission from Real's plans is sure to draw interest from clubs looking for a short-term loan deal, or Galaxy could even look to take him to California in time for the start of the MLS season in April.

Capello added: "The decision of the player is to go to Los Angeles, he has always been a great professional, but a player who has such an important contract with another club, we cannot count on him. He is not going to play any more."

http://www.football365.com/story/0,1...833861,00.html

[Gareth]

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

He will be on £500,000 a week! or if you like 80pence a second. i think i could live on that....think...

Yep, not bad for a lad from Leytonstone

However, the $250M figure being bounded about assumes that all their targets are met, as he's not really get $50M p/year per se - there's a lot of it which isn't guaranteed. For example, he's getting all his endorsement money, unlike his Real Madrid deal, plus he gets a cut of the shirt sales, and he gets a proportion of the ticket sales.

If things go to plan then he'll make the $250M, but I think that's quite a big if. Soccer isn't anywhere near as big in the US as it is in Yur-Up. Even David Beckham will have a hard time raising its profile. Americans love baseball, grid-iron and basketball - I don't think the media will be on his side to help out.

Still, he's onto a nice little earner whatever happens, it's just I don't think it'll be $250M.

[NoKnowledge]

Originally Posted by Gareth

Americans love baseball, grid-iron and basketball

If you half say it like that, then you might as well say it fully

Americans love the diamond, grid-iron and the hardwood

[danielf]

Originally Posted by bbc

Boss Alexi Lalas believes the signing of ex-England captain David Beckham in August could help to make LA Galaxy the world's biggest football club.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6260781.stm

[Derek]

Originally Posted by BBC

Boss Alexi Lalas believes the signing of ex-England captain David Beckham in August could help to make LA Galaxy the world's biggest football club.

Well they are an American club...