Let's Talk About Becks: Official David Beckham Thread

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Ex-England captain David Beckham is to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season and join US side LA Galaxy on 5-year deal worth £128m.

The 31-year-old's future has been the subject of intense speculation since manager Fabio Capello arrived at the Bernabeu - the move is sure to be seen as one last big pay day for one of world sport's biggest names and mark the end of his England career.

Beckham, who has not represented his country since Steve McClaren succeeded Sven-Goran Eriksson as boss, can look forward to picking up around $250 million (£128 million) over the next five years.

He said: 'This week Real Madrid asked me to make a decision regarding my future and the offer to extend my contract for a further two seasons.

'After discussing several options with my family and my advisors to either stay here in Madrid or join other major British and European teams I have decided to join LA Galaxy and play in the MLS from August this year.'

Beckham, who joined Real Madrid from Manchester United for £24.5 million in 2003, is vowing to fight for his place in the Real first team between now and the end of the Spanish season.

He added: 'I have enjoyed my time in Spain enormously and I am extremely grateful to the club for giving me the opportunity to play for such a great team and their amazing fans.

'I am proud to have played for two of the biggest clubs in football and I look forward to the new challenge of growing the world's most popular game in a country that is as passionate about its sport as my own.

'For the rest of this season I will continue to give 100 per cent to my coach, team-mates and fans as I believe Fabio Capello will bring this club and its supporters the success they truly deserve.'

Beckham, who played 94 times for England, will become the most famous player to sign up for Major League Soccer since it began in 1996.

[Beckham will get £128 million over 5 years which is..£492,000 a week.]

 

[S O F I]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

lmao!

America is trying really hard here.

 

[Illuminattile]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

£500,000 a week, plus countless more in off-the-pitch activities, just to have a kick about with some Americans? Insanity.

 

[stefanwzyga]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

That is a crazy amount of cash to pay for a player who's best days ended about4/5 years ago.

 

[Hywyn]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

Is this true? so hes playing in USA? that means Posh and Becks will move to the US?

 

[Flipmo]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

Yes, they apparently bought a home right next to Tom Cruise's home. You know, since Becks and Tom are buddies.

What a joke, the MLS...

 

[Khalistani Soldier]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

LOL...this is their attempt to raise soccer awareness in N.A. Thats a shit of cash...he can pay off my house in week.

 

[DPG iz all I C]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

Lost all respect for him, he could have went to Inter and kept playing at a high level still with a great salary yet he chose the States.

 

[The.Menace]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

lol crazy deal. I dunno, I personally would prefer to play in the champions league, even if I'd earn less. Well, it's different for him I guess, strange to imagin him playin in the US though.

 

[Sebastian]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

Hes a fucking idiot.

 

[Illuminattile]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

Lost all respect for him, he could have went to Inter and kept playing at a high level still with a great salary yet he chose the States.

Inter never unequivocally said they'd make a bid for Becks. I'm sure he'd rather go to America where he can help raise the profile of soccer than go to Inter and be a bit-part player. Plus, if he's going to up sticks and move his family to another foreign country, better to be one that almost speaks English.

 

[Flipmo]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

Him being in the USA won't raise the profile of football imo. The American people hardly care about the sport. There has been a small rise in awareness but they still and will always prefer Baseball and American football.

I agree with BeReal. He's a fucking knob

 

[stefanwzyga]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

He should have stayed in europe for another couple of years, he's just 31 an out of big time football.

 

[Illuminattile]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

Him being in the USA won't raise the profile of football imo. The American people hardly care about the sport. There has been a small rise in awareness but they still and will always prefer Baseball and American football.

Of course it will. People will want to go and see him play live, players will want to be in the same team as him, kids will be more encouraged to take up the sport...plus he and Posh will be in the American media more, drawing publicity to himself, his club and the MLS.

And Americans need to stop being gay and recognise that football's the best sport there is.

Fucking baseball, what's the point?

 

[S O F I]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

Women will play the sport even more now in America, that's for sure. He definitely will change the course of American soccer(football, to lower the blood pressure of the Euros) and that's why he made or will make this kind of move. It's a good move, I think.

 

[Illuminattile]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

Plus, it might encourage other big name players nearing the end of their career to head to the States.

 

[Sebastian]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

Lmao, the only reason he did it was because of the fucking money! What a tool. Nothing good about it. Hes a shame for football. Money whore. As if he needs any more money....

Didnt he want to play for the national team one more time? Lol....omg, he was a great football player when he still played for ManU, after that.....fuck him.

 

[Flipmo]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

Lmao, the only reason he did it was because of the fucking money! What a tool. Nothing good about it. Hes a shame for football. Money whore. As if he needs any more money....

Didnt he want to play for the national team one more time? Lol....omg, he was a great football player when he still played for ManU, after that.....fuck him.

:thumb:

 

[Illuminattile]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

Lmao, the only reason he did it was because of the fucking money! What a tool. Nothing good about it. Hes a shame for football. Money whore. As if he needs any more money....

When did the conversation move on to Michael Ballack?




Anyway, supposedly some Yank club want Edgar Davids now.

 

[k69atie]

David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

He will get £25million a year -wtf! why would anyone pay that much?!