David Beckham Research Paper
David Beckham is always on the front page of any newspaper or headlined on tonight’s daily news wherever he happens to be. He is a world icon in every sense of the word, adored by his loyal fans world wide in Europe and now even more so in the US. He has been in the public eye more than anyone else in the game, and is now one of the most recognizable celebrities in the world. His style is followed by millions, whether it is his hairstyle or tattoos, he was and will always be copied by his loyal fans worldwide. He is undeniably the most famous soccer player in the world now and over the past decade. Beckham started his flight to immortality on July 8th, 1991 as a trainee at Manchester United. As a child he had attended one of Bobby
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The superstar midfielder with his precision passing and kicking ability off set pieces, which he is best known for, provided a threat from anywhere on the field. In his first year he played eight games, because of a knee ligament injury, but still had an impressive one goal, three assists, and was named as one of the team’s captains. This season he scored the Galaxy’s first goal in the ninth minute in their season opener on April 3rd. For future seasons the Galaxy hopes to surround Beckham with players that compliment his style of play and eventually win the …show more content…
However, when you take a closer look at the deal, the stipulations in the contract show that the payout comes out to be worth around $27.5 million dollars a year in player salary. The rest of the money comes in the form of commercial endorsements that come along with Beckham playing in the United States. The reason the announced contract price was so large was twofold. The first being that signing David Beckham for such an enormous price tag demonstrates the spending power Major League Soccer can have for signing big name players. To lore such a superstar player to a league that is considered a lower tier than others around the world, Major League Soccer needed a homerun. The second reason for the huge price tag was to say to other big time players that there is a home for their talents as well in the United States within Major League
The superstar midfielder with his precision passing and kicking ability off set pieces, which he is best known for, provided a threat from anywhere on the field. In his first year he played eight games, because of a knee ligament injury, but still had an impressive one goal, three assists, and was named as one of the team’s captains. This season he scored the Galaxy’s first goal in the ninth minute in their season opener on April 3rd. For future seasons the Galaxy hopes to surround Beckham with players that compliment his style of play and eventually win the …show more content…
However, when you take a closer look at the deal, the stipulations in the contract show that the payout comes out to be worth around $27.5 million dollars a year in player salary. The rest of the money comes in the form of commercial endorsements that come along with Beckham playing in the United States. The reason the announced contract price was so large was twofold. The first being that signing David Beckham for such an enormous price tag demonstrates the spending power Major League Soccer can have for signing big name players. To lore such a superstar player to a league that is considered a lower tier than others around the world, Major League Soccer needed a homerun. The second reason for the huge price tag was to say to other big time players that there is a home for their talents as well in the United States within Major League