The experiment Beckham

David Beckham should be arrepentidísimo having gone to the MLS. When he came to America, was hailed as a Hollywood celebrity. Becks caused a furor and led to a phenomenon impressive marketing muscle. But on the court, nothing. Today, the fame of Beckham is a shadow. David returns to Los Angeles after his stint in Milan, and encounters that there are no red carpet, flashazos or crowd cheered. It is a more deadly.

Goal, football blog New York Times, made very full interview with Grant Wahl, author of "The experiment Beckham" (The Beckham Experiment). In the book, Landon Donovan, the Galaxy captain, openly criticized the professionalism and delivery of the England midfielder. Despite the bickering, both players and made the passes (or at least pretended to) and train in peace again.

To serve this as a lesson for many athletes who sacrifice the level of competition for a fistful of dollars (do not you, Neri Castillo?). Back, way back, the midfielder was fine sweat-shirt of Manchester United and Real Madrid. One player who magically regained the joy of football with his fleeting passage through Milan. Maybe the Beckham experiment has proved a great business, but be sure that David will know those millions to 30 pieces of silver.

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