David Beckham, who was supposed to bring marketing buzz to Major League Soccer in the U.S., made a distinctly ungracious exit last week on his way to play for A.C. Milan for three months, saying he was looking forward to getting back to playing “real football” again.
When Beckham accepted a five-year, $250 million deal last year to play for the L.A. Galaxy, he was heralded as brightest international star of a league that’s desperately looking for respect. No one’s going to confuse the level of play in the MSL to Italy’s top-flight Serie A, but Beckham – who’s also collecting $1 million in endorsements here in the colonies – didn’t really need to reiterate the point.
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