From one extreme...
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From one extreme...
..to the other.
From playing with two of the worlds greatest club sides to, well..LA Galaxy.
I reckon his wife is the driving force behind this bizzare move. She has been scouting out houses in Beverly Hills now for a while so this is no big surprise.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6248835.stm
Slan,
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From playing with two of the worlds greatest club sides to, well..LA Galaxy.
I reckon his wife is the driving force behind this bizzare move. She has been scouting out houses in Beverly Hills now for a while so this is no big surprise.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6248835.stm
Slan,
D.
And many a poor man that has roved,
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
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He's been off the sports pages now for a while but Team Beckham dominate the tabloids in their relentless attempts to make the A - list in America.
This move has nothing to do with the beautiful game and everything to do with fame..and even more wealth.
Once upon a time he had the security blanket of being the captain of England and Man U. so the British media overlooked his desire for celebrity to a great extent. It will be interesting to see how the American media treat him off the field.
I'l have to bookmark some good American sports pages..any suggestions anyone over there?
Slan,
D.
This move has nothing to do with the beautiful game and everything to do with fame..and even more wealth.
Once upon a time he had the security blanket of being the captain of England and Man U. so the British media overlooked his desire for celebrity to a great extent. It will be interesting to see how the American media treat him off the field.
I'l have to bookmark some good American sports pages..any suggestions anyone over there?
Slan,
D.
And many a poor man that has roved,
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
W.B.Yeats
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
W.B.Yeats
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Re: From one extreme...
£128 million? Isn't that, like, $5 billion now?dubhlinn wrote: From playing with two of the worlds greatest club sides to, well..LA Galaxy.
There's a lot I'd do for £128 million, including living in la la land
Charlie
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A lot of dosh..a lot.Cofaidh wrote:It'd be about $254.72 million in U.S. currency.
I take great delight in asking most of my English friends, the ones who are passionate about football, "How old were you when England last won an International Championship?"..most will look and say that they were not even born then.
The team that won the World Cup, way back then, were probably earning a little bit more than the average workin' dude, not a lot, but enough to make it worthwhile, and it was better than working for a living.
Since then, over time , it is all about money and advertising and the media.
When the men of '66 put on their shirts and went out to represent their country it was all about Pride and Honour.
They took on their old enemy and over the course of a game - a mighty game - they won.
Honour and Pride, not to mention an absolute passion, brought them there.
Today, it's all about money..not one of them willl risk an injury, just in case he loses his first team place for his Club, and the serious money that goes with every game and goal.
There is no honour, and very little pride, in football today.
Beckham has set a fine example today.
Slan,
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Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
W.B.Yeats
Loved and thought himself beloved,
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