40,000 sold for the Beckham game here! SELLOUT!
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40,000 sold for the Beckham game here! SELLOUT!
They've sold about 40,000 for the Beckham game here! We're on our way to a sellout (60,342) !
Make some NOISE!
Make some NOISE!
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Sadly, yes. Initially I thought the Galaxy had made a mistake signing him, but apparently not. They've marketed him perfectly. People are flooding to see a slightly above average footballer with an incredible amount of name recognition. I've been a Manchester United fan my entire life, so I've followed his career from the start and to while he was a very talented player, he's nothing to get excited about. He's not flashy or willing to dribble through everyone, he's just really good at crossing and free kicks. I have no idea why he got so famous.Cookie La Rue wrote: Just because of Beckham...unbelievable.
I've seen him play in person before, and I've probably watched him play 100 times on the television. He was barely a player worth getting excited about a decade ago, and he sure as hell isn't one now. (With that said McLaren is still an idiot for ever dropping him from the national team)
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Wow, that's the first time I've heard anyone say what I've been thinking for a long time now...levelheaded wrote:He was barely a player worth getting excited about a decade ago, and he sure as hell isn't one now.
Sorry to dissapoint all you football fans out there...but he is not playing....
http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article. ... 12313_6024
http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article. ... 12313_6024
That's kinda funny/ironic/anticlimactic...shagano wrote:Sorry to dissapoint all you football fans out there...but he is not playing....
http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article. ... 12313_6024
Toronto FC will be just fine without the star visitor, though. I love the way the team has been rowdily adopted in this town. It's probably an overstatement in that article to say he raised the profile of soccer here.
Oddly, I thought the huge international flavour of Toronto would've been the prime reason TFC would do well; but the fans I know and have watched on tv have been largely white lower- and middle-class. I guess loyalties die hard even when you have moved away from Lazio, Benfica, Brazil, etc.
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That's a perfect attitude. Have fun.Grizzly wrote:... good times for everyone ....whether Beckham plays or not ...
The attendance alone will be worth it. I guess there were never more people at a football (soccer) game in Vancouver...
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Beckham must play at the Vancouver event or the game is postponed until he CAN play. It's in the contract the Whitecaps signed for this game. Beckham must play or the game is postponed until he CAN play. I phoned the Whitecaps to verify this. It's a good clause.
It's not like Sunday's game in Toronto where the game goes ahead whether Beckham has a sore nose or not. Vancouver's contract for Oct. 3 is quite well defined. He's there or they postpone the game and wait until his nose heals and he can play.
If he can't play on Sunday then October 3 in Vancouver will be his first play in Canada! WOW!
Let's sell out the place!!! 60,000 baby!!!!!!!
It's not like Sunday's game in Toronto where the game goes ahead whether Beckham has a sore nose or not. Vancouver's contract for Oct. 3 is quite well defined. He's there or they postpone the game and wait until his nose heals and he can play.
If he can't play on Sunday then October 3 in Vancouver will be his first play in Canada! WOW!
Let's sell out the place!!! 60,000 baby!!!!!!!
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