So David Beckham and his family are to emmigrate to America and see if they can get by in Los Angeles on £500,000 a week whilst spending the twilight of his career in the manner of George Best and Pele.
For those of you who don't know who Mr. Beckham is, and I assume that you are American if you don't, he is a football* player who used to be the captain of the England squad and who currently plays for Real Madrid. He is also married to Posh Spice (aka Victoria Beckham) and has had a film more or less dedicated to him.
Moving to the US means the end of his top flight career which has seen him win a number of trophies at Manchester United but not a lot in Spain where he is currently out of favour. (Sorry but the US pro league is roughly the equivalent of the first division in England, perhaps the bottom of the Championship. In baseball terms think double A.)
Of course moving to LA and probably settling somewhere in Beverley Hills will mean a lot to the Beckham family.
For those of you who don't know who Mr. Beckham is, and I assume that you are American if you don't, he is a football* player who used to be the captain of the England squad and who currently plays for Real Madrid. He is also married to Posh Spice (aka Victoria Beckham) and has had a film more or less dedicated to him.
Moving to the US means the end of his top flight career which has seen him win a number of trophies at Manchester United but not a lot in Spain where he is currently out of favour. (Sorry but the US pro league is roughly the equivalent of the first division in England, perhaps the bottom of the Championship. In baseball terms think double A.)
Of course moving to LA and probably settling somewhere in Beverley Hills will mean a lot to the Beckham family.
- He won't have the skinniest in the neighbourhood
- His wife won't have the largest breast implants
- His kids won't have the oddest names
- He won't have either the strangest haircut or most embarrassing tattoos
The good news for US here in Britain will be that the family will be over there!
*Note. He plays football, using his feet, which should not be confused with American football, where the feet are only used to keep the behemoths that play it from falling over. The American term for the game, soccer, is actually an English word and is an abbreviation of sorts for Association Football.)
*Note. He plays football, using his feet, which should not be confused with American football, where the feet are only used to keep the behemoths that play it from falling over. The American term for the game, soccer, is actually an English word and is an abbreviation of sorts for Association Football.)
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