David Beckham: Flying Under the Radar?
Haven't heard much about David Beckham lately, have you?
The king of pop ... or the king of soccer, anyway ... arrived on these shores with great fanfare last July, when he joined the Galaxy. And his starlet wife, Posh/Victoria ...
And now? Have you seen their mugs on TV lately? Heard anything about them?
No, you haven't.
I mentioned the Becks aspect of this in the newspapers the other day. How Beckham is almost overlooked, just now.
A handful of reporters were at a Galaxy practice last week at Carson ... and that was your first tip that the excitement has worn off.
There was no talk about Beckham. No buzz. No cameras overhead. No cameras on the sideline. Just 25-plys players out there running around.
Eventually, I had to ask if he was even out there.
And one of the reporters said, "Yeah, that's him out there ... next to Gavin Glinton."
That's journo humor. Because Gavin Glinton is massively unknown, even among MLS people. So we've gotten to the point where we don't see Becks ... we see Gavin Glinton and then see Becks NEXT to him.
I asked Landon Donovan, a Galaxy teammate, about Beckham being under the radar, and perhaps enjoying it.
Said Landon: "It’s probably nice for him. Obviously that whole initial media frenzy and fan frenzy probably wore off. That being said, when we go to Asia (in a few weeks) that probably will pick up again because it’s their time to see him.
"But I think it’s nice for him to be here training and not worry about a lot of stuff."
This is the season that Beckham needs to DO something on the field. He can't just be famous for being famous. This is sports. He has to produce or he will be overlooked. Forgotten. He already is on his way.