Bend it like Nunez

Soccer star David Beckham is already having an impact on our officials.
The U.S. Soccer National Council announced Friday that it had appointed state Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles as one of its three independent directors.

“To serve in this capacity is an honor and a privilege,” said Núñez, an active soccer player who attended the FIFA World Cup in Germany in 2006. “I have been a soccer fan my entire life and look forward to helping contribute to the remarkable growth of U.S. Soccer during the past 20 years.”