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uberzev
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Wolverine
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5 years @ $50 million/year?!? 
For a 31-year-old? |
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limby
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:52 am Post subject: Re: David Beckham to sign 250 million contact with Los Angeles Galaxy |
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| uberzev wrote: | | This guy might be bigger than Kobe worldwide. |
"might be"? db is without question the biggest athlete in the world. he's not exactly the most talented, but he is the most famous and his jersey is the biggest seller worldwide.
$250 million. yow. i was wondering why he would ever come to mls; now i know. |
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Kdawg8
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:03 am Post subject: |
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| Definitely big news, I love watching the World Cup and Champions League when its on but never got into MLS. I'll probably go check out a game now that he's here. |
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TACH
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:42 am Post subject: |
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Guess what my son is getting for his B-day!!!  |
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uberzev
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:47 am Post subject: |
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| TACH wrote: | | Guess what my son is getting for his B-day!!! |
Spice Girls CD?
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:55 am Post subject: |
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Been a long time - the Beckams have been trying to get to LA for awhile now.
Posh needs to eat a cheeseburger every now and then before she disappears. |
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TACH
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| uberzev wrote: | | TACH wrote: | | Guess what my son is getting for his B-day!!! |
Spice Girls CD? |
Yea.. as incentive,... to show him what you get when you get to Beck's level... |
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KobeDunk
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:23 am Post subject: |
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hmmm very interesting!! I'm surprised he turned down offers to join Manchester or Juventus to come to the MLS.... I bet their offers werent as crazy though....
I hope this makes the MLS a respectable league here and world wide! |
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Basketball Fan
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:27 am Post subject: Re: David Beckham to sign 250 million contact with Los Angeles Galaxy |
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| uberzev wrote: | http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-beckhamdc&prov=reuters&type=lgns
This guy might be bigger than Kobe worldwide. His wife is pretty hot too.  |
He is way more famous than Kobe is. As for his wife eh I've seen better looking. He is definately the more attractive one in that relationship. |
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TheRod
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:46 am Post subject: |
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| Ok...I'll admit it........I have a man-crush on Beckham. |
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Ziggy
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| How does a U.S. soccer team make enough money to give out that kind of contract? Is the rest of their roster making minimum wage? Beckham might put them out of business, and that would be his greatest contribution to soccer EVER. |
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Sojo
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Gonna be interesting to see if his popularity around the world surpasses Kobe's own popularity here considering Kobe is LA.
Beckham sure has the weirdest voice though. |
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postandpivot
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Wolverine wrote: | 5 years @ $50 million/year?!?
For a 31-year-old? |
hey, Can someone teach me how to play that sport. PLEASE. I'll give you half of my salary. you know what. forget it. I'll give you 3/4 of that salary. |
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| Ziggy wrote: | | How does a U.S. soccer team make enough money to give out that kind of contract? Is the rest of their roster making minimum wage? Beckham might put them out of business, and that would be his greatest contribution to soccer EVER. |
The LA Galaxy's parent company is a multi-billion dollar corporation that also owns Staples Center, LA Kings, three other MLS franchises among other sports and non-sports properties.
In this deal Becks makes "up to" $250M including marketing deals and incentives. I guess he has to win 5 MLS championship, 5 league MVPs, lead the league in goals for 5 years, and sell a whole lotta soccer "boots", jerseys or " vest", beer and what not to get to the full $250M. I think that figure is mostly hype by the MLS to generate BUZZ.
I wounder what happens to Landon Donovan?
If he stays that is one heck of an MLS midfield.
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Socks
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| If we're talking $50 M in one year, is that the biggest per year contract ever given to an athelete? Anyone know? |
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halosage
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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This will put La Galaxy on the map.....This is HUGE for MLS soccer.
oh and about Donovan.....that would be a great duo with him.
GO LAKERS!!! |
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Colby Briant
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nice to be making a million bucks a week. "hey, what did you do this week?"... "ah nothin, just made a million bucks... whats up with you?"
that 250 mil has to include endorsements though. i doubt thats all his mls salary. i would think he's already got a big adidas/pepsi endorsement already put together which has been included in that 250 mil.
check out mls salaries
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/mls/longterm/2006/mls.salaries.html |
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postandpivot
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| Colby Briant wrote: | nice to be making a million bucks a week. "hey, what did you do this week?"... "ah nothin, just made a million bucks... whats up with you?"
that 250 mil has to include endorsements though. i doubt thats all his mls salary. i would think he's already got a big adidas/pepsi endorsement already put together which has been included in that 250 mil.
check out mls salaries
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/mls/longterm/2006/mls.salaries.html |
^^^imagine that convo. getting a cup of coffee at starbucks in the morning. some guy coming up to you and saying, "hey the Dow is down 10points, and your guys adidas took a nice hit". You reply,"thats unfortunate. But guess what? I made another million this week."
crazy. just crazy. someone tell him PnP isn't homeless or hungry but a Mil ticket would sure help out with the bills. |
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Ares24
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Ziggy wrote: | | How does a U.S. soccer team make enough money to give out that kind of contract? Is the rest of their roster making minimum wage? Beckham might put them out of business, and that would be his greatest contribution to soccer EVER. |
ehh beckham will bring a lot of revenue. his shirt is top seller WORLD WIDE, he will intantly make the galaxy a better team, and MORE FANS.
i think this was a good move by galaxy and hopefully this will help out the MLS.
soccer truly is the best sport in the world and its only fitting that the US has a good league  |
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mbloves L.A.
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YAY!!!
I love me some soccer and can only hope it becomes a craze in U.S. Beckham in LA? HOLY (bleep) (bleep)!!!
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Ares24
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well ill be attending games and watching it more often  |
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Tottenham4Ever
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This is a huge deal. Beckham is a huge brand all over the world and will bring huge attention to the MLS.
On a side note.....
I don't know if you guys are aware but there are Americans playing in the English Premiership and doing quite well. Landon Donovan and Freddy Adu are not that great(Landon Donovan flamed out white playing in Germany) These guys are the future of US Soccer
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| gooch is also talking about moving to fullham but i think its not going to happen |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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That is an amazing amount of money! They must not have a salary cap. Can anyone name another player making half that amount?
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