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250 For Beckham

Post by Bryan » Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:58 am

Someone has very deep pockets.With the popularity of soccer in Mexico,you would think soccer in L.A would be bigger.I remember when Pele was brought to N.A,wonder what he got.

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Post by Editor » Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:52 am

I think it was a little more, I believe $275M USD over five years- and I agree, someone's got deep pockets. When the NY Cosmos brought Chinaglia, Pele and Franz Beckenbauer to the NASL, I don't believe they carried salaries on the same scale as todays athletes. Bringing Beckham to North America is a good idea, but I don't believe its enough. The MSL will need to attract more players of that calibre. Toronto FC sold 1000 season tickets in one day on this news.

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