Comments on: Relationships Gone Wrong: Beckham and Donovan Duel, MLS the Loser

By: Paolo4007

Paolo4007 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:02:44 +0000

Soccer has finally arrived in America.

Right, still no at the professional level. Otherwise for sure even in places I did not even know they played it.

By: shadowdub

shadowdub — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:28:21 +0000

If the claims Donovan made in Wahl’s book are accurate the team owners and management seem to deserve most of the blame for this situation. They gave Beckham everything he wanted and turned control of the team over to a guy who decided he doesn’t want to be part of the team. Then there is the league who pussed out and could decide to hold or sell Beckham now are stuck somewhere in the middle.

I can’t blame Donovan for speaking out in the media, it seems he made plenty of effort to work it out with Beckham in private. US soccer fans have been bitching about Landycakes for years, hopefully he has decided he wants to, and is willing do what it takes in order to win.

There is a lot of hype about Beckham and his super work ethic, what a great guy he is and what not, but he seems to leave behind a lot of bad feelings on each team he leaves.

By: yankeehooligan

yankeehooligan — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:14:10 +0000

I’m not sure MLS is quite the loser in all this since the media loves a good cat fight. There is no such thing as negative publicity. Coverage of the league has increased; sides have been taking and nationalism has been whipped up. Let me add fuel to the fire by saying that Beckhamdict Arnold sounds and plays like a nine-year-old girl. MLS should sell the prick to Al Fahd in Saudi Arabia.

By: tommyp

tommyp — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:20:15 +0000

For the moment, but that’s slowly going away. Listen to Bill Simmons and (TBL’s boy) Colin Cowherd talking about soccer. They’re far more into it than they’ve ever been on hockey.

I’m gonna start following all the sports that Simmons and Cowherd tell me to follow…

/sarcasm’d

By: MATTRYAN>bigben

MATTRYAN>bigben — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:11:42 +0000

*condensending=condescending

By: MATTRYAN>bigben

MATTRYAN>bigben — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:08:40 +0000

Not sure how this line slipped by the PR people. Seems to lend support to the idea that Beckham sees some difference between his time in LA and his time elsewhere which is kind of what Donavon is talking about.

Exactly. Even his own defense sounds condensending to LA.

Somewhat related, am I the only one who marvels at how filthy rich the dude is and his wife has the most awful plastic surgery I’ve ever seen??

By: molemaninthemorning

molemaninthemorning — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:58:16 +0000

not once have I been criticised for my professionalism

I seem to remember Ferguson constantly bitching about his playboy lifestyle and how he let his wife run his life. Sorry Becks, but Fergie has a BIT more credibility in the game these days then your washed up has been ass.

By: johndewar

johndewar — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:57:49 +0000

I like that he called Beckham out in the press. It’s likely the only way Beckham would have gotten the message anyway.

As if Beckham ever gave a damn about soccer in the US…..please.

By: Maxwell

Maxwell — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:55:44 +0000

But in 17 years, I have played with the biggest teams in the world and the biggest players and not once have I been criticised for my professionalism

Not sure how this line slipped by the PR people. Seems to lend support to the idea that Beckham sees some difference between his time in LA and his time elsewhere which is kind of what Donavon is talking about.

By: clown

clown — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:54:40 +0000

hockey > soccer
still.
Reasoning?

Less minorities playing.

/Hockey fans