Soccer in America

This is the biggest event in American sports for many years. Bigger than AI's trade to the Nuggets (even though I'm a Nuggets fan). Bigger than King James's success in the NBA. Bigger than Barry Bonds (and all those other guys) using steroids. Bigger than the Trojan's championships. Yes, ladies (though you may not care as much) and gentlemen...David Beckham is coming to America to play in the MLS. He may not be the greatest in the football world, but he certainly is up high on the list. He has played for two of the greats in the world: Manchester United and Real Madrid. And now, he wants to grace the LA Galaxy with his presence.

How much does the world care about this big event? Well, I took a look at some of the major online news sites from America, Britian, and Spain to see what they thought. Here is the breakdown (sites viewed at around 9pm, about 10 hours after the announcement):

• ESPN: the main story on the front page with various articles, predictions and polls
• Sports Illustrated: listed under "top stories" on the side; also a link to photos and featured in the "poll position"


• CNN: tiny blurb about halfway down on the left


• Fox News: tiny blurb at the bottom under "features and faces" to see pictures of Beckham and his ex-Spice Girl wife
• Fox News Sports: the main story, including predictions and reactions


• BBC news: one of four side stories- links to sports page
• BBC news sports: Beckham dominates this page- all of the main stories are about him


• El Mundo: link to a few stories related to Beckham and the move; second main story on the sports page
• Madrid Press: I'm not sure if these are listed in order of publication, but there is an article at the bottom about Beckham leaving Real Madrid; once again the second story from the sports page

I'm not sure I have a point other than looking at how a few parts of the world respond to this move. Personally, I am excited and will be sure to catch a game where Beckham is playing!!