Beckham to MLS.
ABC is reporting that Beckham has agreed to join LA Galaxy
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...399456&cc=5901
quote:Originally posted by Free kick
ABC is reporting that Beckham has agreed to join LA Galaxy
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...399456&cc=5901
WOW, They have changed their story. Now it is not as definitive. The contents on the link that I posted have changed since the time I posted.
It is definitive now! What a birthday present for me.
The headline on that link has changed three times. it doesn't sound definitive.quote:Originally posted by Jamit
It is definitive now!
Signed now for 5 years on a reported £492,000 a week!!!!!.
US$250m or £125m five year deal.
Thats according to skysports
There are 2 threads on this so I'm posting in both:
At $250M over five years, I think the MLS is nuts. It will go the same route as NASL.
Start the death knell for MLS........
Comical (if true).
Especially considering how much Beckham's game has deteriorated in just the last two years. Imagine how bad he will be in 5 years time! [:0]
Its a little different situation I think. I tend to agree with what was expressed in that recent documentary on the Cosmos that appeared on TSN. With the NASL its was not the Cosmos that hurt the league. In fact the star appeal of their players proved to be a big draw everytime they went to other cities. The revenue from a fickle fan who purchases a ticket only yo go see beckham is the same as the revenue from a diehard fan. But what the documentary correctly pointed out IMO, the problem started when other teams started doing the same thing. The NASL had no business even being in many of those cities. there was no history or culture for soccer in places like san Antonio etc. Nor was there a fan base or population large enough in those places.quote:Originally posted by shaku_bert
There are 2 threads on this so I'm posting in both:
I think the MLS is nuts. It will go the same route as NASL.
Start the death knell for MLS........
Plus, unlike the current situation, there were no constraints on what owners can spend.
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I'm still posting in both threads:
Free Kick I'll grant you that your point is valid but.....
How on earth can $50M be recouped? There is just no economics behind this. Maybe you'll get a couple million more in TV rights. Will league-wide attendances jump by 500,000 paid tickets? I doubt that. will MLS now be considered a serious league to compete with upper echelon Euro leagues? No freaking way. will all Beckham's image rights go to the league? I doubt that but even if they did, US sponsorship will not be huge and his Euro contracts will dry up as he his out of sight and out of mind.
I hope the $250M is just speculation.
Perhaps your right, especially your last point about being out of site and out of mind in Europe. But, consider that this story is on the front page of every sports web site that I have checked out so far ( ie.: TSN, Sportsnet, CBC Sports, BBC Sports). TorontoFC are reportedly lobbying teh MLS to have their home game versus LA played in August. Its hard to buy that kind of publicity.quote:Originally posted by shaku_bert
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I'm still posting in both threads:
Free Kick I'll grant you that your point is valid but.....
How on earth can $50M be recouped? There is just no economics behind this. Maybe you'll get a couple million more in TV rights. Will league-wide attendances jump by 500,000 paid tickets? I doubt that. will MLS now be considered a serious league to compete with upper echelon Euro leagues? No freaking way. will all Beckham's image rights go to the league? I doubt that but even if they did, US sponsorship will not be huge and his Euro contracts will dry up as he his out of sight and out of mind.
I hope the $250M is just speculation.
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