Beckham mania in the the US?

Like most Americans, I don't watch soccer. With Beckham moving from Real Madrid to L.A. Galaxy, I am still pretty sure I wont watch soccer here. Not because I don't think he's a great player, he certainly is, but soccer in the US is just not fun to watch. Besides, with College football, NFL playoffs, March Madness, NBA finals, MLB playoffs and then back to college football (the way I watch sports in the US), I can't be bothered to watch Beckham or anyone play soccer.

According to the Guardian:

Beckham: Money not the motive

Press Association

Former England captain David Beckham has denied his £128 million move to the United States is purely for money, saying he wants to boost the game's popularity.

The multi-millionaire footballer is to play for LA Galaxy in a massive deal which will see him earn more than £70,000 a day.

The five-year deal is bigger than anything any footballer has signed and experts believe it will also help protect Beckham's status as a global marketing brand.

But his decision to turn down a host of major British and European clubs may be seen by some as the beginning of the end of his career as one of the world's top players.

"People will be turning round saying, 'He is only going there to get the money'. It is not what I am going out there to do," Beckham, 31, said.

He said the decision to join the club had been "extremely difficult" but he was excited by the challenge of "growing the world's most popular game" in a country where it has little status compared with American football, baseball or basketball.

The move should also appeal to Beckham's pop star wife Victoria, who counts Tom Cruise's new wife Katie Holmes among her Hollywood friends.

Beckham quit as England captain following last summer's disappointing World Cup and has fallen out of favour with Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello.

New England manager Steve McClaren has also snubbed the former favourite, failing to even consider him for friendlies.

Beckham joins the illustrious list of football stars, including Pele and Franz Beckenbauer, to spend their twilight years plying their trade Stateside.