David Beckham made his L.A. Galaxy debut on Saturday…beginning a new era in American professional soccer, which is looking for a boost from his star appeal…
Beckham played only a total of 16 minutes (oh yay) and touched the ball 12 times (double yay) due to a sore ankle (whatever).
The crowd was excited despite the fact that nothing was thrown or caught:
That much was clear with a glance around the star-studded, crowd that far surpassed the listed capacity (27,000) of the stadium. The celebrity list included actors Katie Holmes, Eva Longoria and Drew Carey, NBA superstar Kevin Garnett and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as well as Beckham’s wife, Victoria.
He brought the crowd to its feet and garnered the attention of millions of fans worldwide watching on television in the 78th minute, subbing in for forward Alan Gordon and jogging to claim his spot in midfield.
His most celebrated touch came in the final seconds of stoppage time after the Galaxy earned a corner kick. Landon Donovan, up to then the team’s corner-kick specialist, ran to position the ball and then handed it to Beckham, much to the delight of the crowd.
Chelsea went on to win 1-0 with a second-half goal by John Terry. But the game never was about the Galaxy or even the chance to see Chelsea, one of England’s most storied teams. [SOURCE]
Pretty exciting, huh? The $250 million man and 16 minutes? Nice ROI thus far Galaxy!
I’m not sure where to take this one….so I posted a photo of Beckham with a razor and his wife Posh Victoria Vicky climbing stairs. Maybe he can use that blade to clean up the inner-half of Posh’s cheese encrusted left leg. Or drop her in South Central and let her sprint home…which…By Golly!…tends to build up those hard to work leg muscles.
