Quote Originally Posted by suhl
better players than beckham have been brought over before and the soccer leagues still went under. the only question is whether the mls will last the length of his contract
Well actually, Pele' made his way to America and played for the New York Cosmos back in the day, and the league was a pretty big success for a while...then it went under once he stopped playing.

And really, teknonra, I don't know how you can say European football ISN'T out of hand. Come on matey, look past your ego and open your eyes. Instead of bashing America with no real point made, look at what's happening. If you think black players having bananas thrown at them isn't out of hand, there is ZERO class across the pond, which I know isn't true. Generalizing American's, or anyone for that matter, also shows incredibly bad taste on your part. And that would be a good idea for England to start their own world championships, because that's the only way they'll win a cup anytime soon. A VERY poor showing this last WC if you ask me. 11 guys all playing for themselves, and it showed...

I'm glad to be an American, but I'm a fan of football. ~