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Originally Posted by bufante
I thought he was too good (as in talent wise) for the MLS?
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That's the thing.....MLS is a strange league. Unlike "normal" leagues, we have Quirks like 6 hour flights to away games, plastic grass and strike partners who were rush chairmen of their frat six months ago, playing in Denver in freezing temperatures one day then 3 days later in Houston in 95% humidity.
Players like World Cup champion Branco were total washouts while guys like Mauricio Cienfuegos & Marco Etcheverry who played for teams that would have been beaten by double digits by Inter Playa del Carmen were some of the best players here.
So who knows if Beckham will produce?
At the time he signed for the Galaxy, he was not a regular starter for his club team (Real Madrid) and his national team (England) did not want him, either. But as of a few weeks ago, he was playing very well for both teams.
I would have to Google this up. But supposedly, one of his kids has a medical condition and the best place in the world to treat it is UCLA so that's part of why he moved to the Galaxy.