Eighty percent say, "No, no will notice he's gone." How ironic. You have to notice he was even here, first.
That's what made David Beckham a tremendous investment on the part of MLS. The league may have grown by seven teams, built another wave of soccer-specific stadiums and passed the NBA and NHL in average attendance without him during this period. But he forced sports fans in the U.S. who are ambivalent--or worse--toward soccer to realize it was happening.
Dave - 11 years ago
PLEEZ . . . . . . . . . It's all about baseball and basketball in this town. If we would ever get a football team, you could add that to the mix. Soccer is not even on the sports radar yet for this town except for a few communities.
Eighty percent say, "No, no will notice he's gone." How ironic. You have to notice he was even here, first.
That's what made David Beckham a tremendous investment on the part of MLS. The league may have grown by seven teams, built another wave of soccer-specific stadiums and passed the NBA and NHL in average attendance without him during this period. But he forced sports fans in the U.S. who are ambivalent--or worse--toward soccer to realize it was happening.
PLEEZ . . . . . . . . . It's all about baseball and basketball in this town. If we would ever get a football team, you could add that to the mix. Soccer is not even on the sports radar yet for this town except for a few communities.