British soccer phenom David Beckham recently signed a contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy of the MLS for a whopping $250 million in salary and commercial endorsements—breaking down into about $1 million a week. The “biggest contract in sports history” was made by the MLS in an attempt to attract more Americans to the sport. Really? Are you telling me that football, baseball, basketball, hockey, golf, boxing, NASCAR, tennis, bowling, skating, poker, American Idol and beer league softball aren’t enough? Do we really need to be convinced of taking in yet another mindless spectacle to obsess over while avoiding work and ignoring our family?
Rather than David Beckham, perhaps we should bring Stephen Hawking over here from England in an attempt to get more fucking Americans interested in science. Of course, no one is going to give him $250 million because he can’t kick a ball.
Take your ball and go home, soccer. We don’t need another boring sport.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to go draft my fantasy baseball team…
April 15, 2007 at 6:00 pm
AHH, but would science get our obese nation of the couch?
A lil off the subject but semi related: John Amaechi (NBA star) just came out of the closet and he is the first sports queer to be endoresed!! I believe it’s for head wax or something of the like. Go Gays!!
July 3, 2007 at 8:38 am
At least Beckham has a REAL talent. I would much rather import one soccer player that can actually play the game and possibly inspire a child become an athlete, than have our nation full of twits that have nothing true to offer. David Beckham is famous for a reason. I say we take him and trade out one of our useless citizens. Let’s send Nicole Richie. Sounds good to me.