Your Daily Beckham
Sorry.
But so many people either sent me or are linking to this little gem from one of England's trashiest tabloids I felt compelled to exploit the story um, get it on the record.
The deal won't happen, even without considering the source.
If the wanna-be Real Madrid president planted this, it's merely a ploy to win votes for the Spanish club's highly-politicized presidential election. It's common for candidates to make such promises to fans as in "I will bring you Kaka, Beckham and Josh Wicks." Well, maybe not, but you get the idea.
Also, Becks has been there and done that (see also why he'll leave the Galaxy this fall).
Almost equally as amusing is this cautionary tale for government bureaucrats who want to pander to the public.
And I loved this line at the end of the story: "Although a financial flop, the event is credited with helping to raise New Zealand's international profile."
How? As in being the latest schmucks to get taken in by the Beckham hype?
Finally, is it somehow comforting to know we can rely on The Hindustan Times to tell us this.
That is all. You may now resume your non-Beckham news consumption.
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
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