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Obligatory MLS/Beckham Thread

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Anyone watching tonight to see his possible 10 minutes of play?

Word is that he has sold 300,000 jersey's thus far... those come about $75 pop... $22,500,000 in jersey sales.

Is this good or bad for MLS?

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I've never seen so much hype for soccer in America.

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I've never seen so much hype for soccer in America.

I would imagine this probably pales in comparison to Pele playing in NYC.  And that didn't do squat for American soccer.

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I've never seen so much hype for soccer in America.

I would imagine this probably pales in comparison to Pele playing in NYC.  And that didn't do squat for American soccer.

Exactly. I'm a pretty big soccer fan but am not really embracing this whole Beckham thing. I think it's because he's getting so much press, it's annoying.

I'll probably watch tonight but I'm not expecting much

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1-0... i was expecting a blow out in favor of Chelsea. Lots of excitement/hype for this game. Could you imagine had he scored a goal tonight? That place would have gone nuts.

The Beckham press is getting slightly annoying. But, then again, that is what MLS was looking for when they brought him. I think at the end of the day Beckham will do a lot for American soccer (attention and money).

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I've never seen so much hype for soccer in America.

I would imagine this probably pales in comparison to Pele playing in NYC.  And that didn't do squat for American soccer.

futbol will always pale in comparison to Football, basketball, baseball & hockey in the states.

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I've never seen so much hype for soccer in America.

I would imagine this probably pales in comparison to Pele playing in NYC.  And that didn't do squat for American soccer.

futbol will always pale in comparison to Football, basketball, baseball & hockey in the states.

Agreed.... except in the case of hockey. I don't even think MLS is trying to be as huge as NFL or baseball.

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Here is Bill Plaschke's article on the game last night. For those of you who watch Around the Horn on ESPN, you might be quite surprised.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-plaschke22jul22,1,498987.column?coll=la-headlines-sports&ctrack=

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Halfback passes to the center, back to the wing, back to the center, center holds it….holds it…. ::) holds it…

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Great reference Puc!

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