Will Becks sell football to America?

goldenHuddlestone · 07-13-2007, 03:28 PM

One thing nobody can deny about David Beckham is that he can sell almost anything to anyone. But he's now facing his biggest marketing challenge yet. Having signed for LA Galaxy he has the duel task of selling Brand Beckham to the US market as well as trying to convince his adopted country that football is a sport that they should get excited about, rather than just something that girls and foreigners play. Can he do it?

The likes of Pele and George Best failed in the 1970s and 80s, when the USA first tried to get interested in what they call soccer, but Beckham arrives at a time when Major League Soccer has at least started to gain a decent foothold over there. The MLS are banking (quite literally) on Goldenballs to bring in new punters and help the sport compete against the likes of baseball, American football and basketball.

Is Becks the man for the job? Will he be a success off the pitch as well as on it for Galaxy and the MLS? We want to know what you think about the arrival of Beckham in America and what impact he can have over there...

hubert · 07-13-2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by goldenHuddlestone

One thing nobody can deny about David Beckham is that he can sell almost anything to anyone. But he's now facing his biggest marketing challenge yet. Having signed for LA Galaxy he has the duel task of selling Brand Beckham to the US market as well as trying to convince his adopted country that football is a sport that they should get excited about, rather than just something that girls and foreigners play. Can he do it?

The likes of Pele and George Best failed in the 1970s and 80s, when the USA first tried to get interested in what they call soccer, but Beckham arrives at a time when Major League Soccer has at least started to gain a decent foothold over there. The MLS are banking (quite literally) on Goldenballs to bring in new punters and help the sport compete against the likes of baseball, American football and basketball.

Is Becks the man for the job? Will he be a success off the pitch as well as on it for Galaxy and the MLS? We want to know what you think about the arrival of Beckham in America and what impact he can have over there...

Over the many years football in America has improved in interest, America eg, having the most registered youth players of any country in the world, however when those youth grow up they tend to go to the American sports?
Beckham will do no harm in regards to interest, to what extent remains to be seen.

goldenHuddlestone · 07-14-2007, 04:40 PM

Is Beckham a bigger player than Pele?

Well in terms f skill no way but it seems the Beckham legend will live longer than the Pele one will

t3azn_u · 07-14-2007, 06:16 PM

Beckhams a "girly man" like Schwartziniger would say

Matt the Thrasher · 07-15-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by goldenHuddlestone

Is Beckham a bigger player than Pele?

Well in terms f skill no way but it seems the Beckham legend will live longer than the Pele one will

As a player he's not in the same league as Pele but he is better branded.

QUOTE=t3azn_u;41848]Beckhams a "girly man" like Schwartziniger would say[/quote]

I thought the term was metrosexual

goldenHuddlestone · 07-15-2007, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by t3azn_u

Beckhams a "girly man" like Schwartziniger would say

when

toonmagic9 · 07-16-2007, 12:11 AM

i think if pele was playing today then no but in this media hungry world we live in i think beckham will be remebered long after his career has finished and in some ways i hope the standard doesn't improve to much as football seems to be the only team sport that the americans arn't that bothered about

t3azn_u · 07-16-2007, 07:44 AM

it says it on this website Three Amigos: The Trender : Football news, live scores, fixtures and results from 4thegame.com
"Becks seems to have gone back to being a 'girly man' (which is surely dangerous in California, let's hope the Governator doesn't notice again)"

hubert · 07-16-2007, 04:14 PM

He will add some more interest to what degree remains to be seen, the media will play a big part in it.
He is a verygood player and will do well in the MLS. America is aware that he is here, but he and soccer are still having to compete with baseball, basketball, and American football, and that still is no mean feat.

goldenHuddlestone · 07-27-2007, 11:48 AM

More people watched his debut against Chelsea than two months of LA Galaxy gamesput together

toonmagic9 · 07-27-2007, 06:39 PM

yes that maybe true, but i would say that ice hockey is more popular in america that football but it's a positive startat least

goldenHuddlestone · 07-28-2007, 11:42 AM

It is but thats what hes trying to redress

Matt the Thrasher · 07-28-2007, 01:49 PM

I think it is possible for Football to become a major sport in America , Basketball came from nowhere 30 years ago to overtake baseball & rival American Football in popularity

Football or "soccer" ( I hate that word) is played by more children in America than any other sport today though many switch to gridiron in their late teens so the oppertunity is there.

toonmagic9 · 07-28-2007, 03:44 PM

it will never happen as soon as becks quits then all the fuss will go away, if anyone else had gone but beckham this thread wouldn't have been started

Tiggyjosh · 08-01-2007, 02:15 PM

His wife is in the limlight too much and will overshadow David. I don't think he'll make an impact but then i'm slightly biased as I don't like him much. Some of the things hes done are great but he annoys me

goldenHuddlestone · 08-01-2007, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by toonmagic9

it will never happen as soon as becks quits then all the fuss will go away, if anyone else had gone but beckham this thread wouldn't have been started

Not true if someone like Shearer or Raul would of gone the hype would about the same....just not the money

toonmagic9 · 08-01-2007, 05:13 PM

i don't think so, not when you think of some of the players who finished there careers over there, like mattheus and stoichkov, if the interest was that genuine then it should already be bigger than ice hockey, shearer's to boring for the yanks, don't you remeber the answer he gave to the reporter who asked him how he'd spent his summer after blackburn won the title ' creosoted my fence' don't think that would go down to well in america, and anyway lets face it if pele couldn't get the yanks to like it what chance has beckham got

goldenHuddlestone · 08-17-2007, 12:33 AM

Their gettng a bit arsey with him it seems

hansilang · 08-21-2007, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by t3azn_u

Beckhams a "girly man" like Schwartziniger would say

Dont you mean schwarzenegger

Garad614 · 08-27-2007, 03:30 AM

omg it gets me mad when ppl think all about beckham he sucks seriously no lie!looooooool,and no he will not accomplish it the major sport here is basketball he could if only he does one thing you tha AND1 show thats wat made basketball popular in america the flai because th ppl here think soccer(football) has no flare

goldenHuddlestone · 08-27-2007, 12:34 PM

I think Beckhams giving it a bit of that

toonmagic9 · 08-28-2007, 07:45 PM

all beckham does is pass and take free kicks and judging by his recent performances he can't do that very well anymore

goldenHuddlestone · 09-05-2007, 11:37 AM

48th best footballer in the world

toonmagic9 · 09-12-2007, 05:27 PM

who came up with that list there are surely better players than beckham lower than him what was the top fifty

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goldenHuddlestone Admin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,647 vCash: 480	Will Becks sell football to America? One thing nobody can deny about David Beckham is that he can sell almost anything to anyone. But he's now facing his biggest marketing challenge yet. Having signed for LA Galaxy he has the duel task of selling Brand Beckham to the US market as well as trying to convince his adopted country that football is a sport that they should get excited about, rather than just something that girls and foreigners play. Can he do it? The likes of Pele and George Best failed in the 1970s and 80s, when the USA first tried to get interested in what they call soccer, but Beckham arrives at a time when Major League Soccer has at least started to gain a decent foothold over there. The MLS are banking (quite literally) on Goldenballs to bring in new punters and help the sport compete against the likes of baseball, American football and basketball. Is Becks the man for the job? Will he be a success off the pitch as well as on it for Galaxy and the MLS? We want to know what you think about the arrival of Beckham in America and what impact he can have over there...

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07-14-2007, 04:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
goldenHuddlestone Admin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,647 vCash: 480	Is Beckham a bigger player than Pele? Well in terms f skill no way but it seems the Beckham legend will live longer than the Pele one will

07-14-2007, 06:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
t3azn_u New Signing Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 27 vCash: 500	Beckhams a "girly man" like Schwartziniger would say

07-16-2007, 12:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
toonmagic9 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,744 vCash: 465	i think if pele was playing today then no but in this media hungry world we live in i think beckham will be remebered long after his career has finished and in some ways i hope the standard doesn't improve to much as football seems to be the only team sport that the americans arn't that bothered about

07-16-2007, 07:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
t3azn_u New Signing Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 27 vCash: 500	it says it on this website Three Amigos: The Trender : Football news, live scores, fixtures and results from 4thegame.com "Becks seems to have gone back to being a 'girly man' (which is surely dangerous in California, let's hope the Governator doesn't notice again)"

07-16-2007, 04:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
hubert Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 210 vCash: 500	He will add some more interest to what degree remains to be seen, the media will play a big part in it. He is a verygood player and will do well in the MLS. America is aware that he is here, but he and soccer are still having to compete with baseball, basketball, and American football, and that still is no mean feat.

07-27-2007, 11:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
goldenHuddlestone Admin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,647 vCash: 480	More people watched his debut against Chelsea than two months of LA Galaxy gamesput together

07-27-2007, 06:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
toonmagic9 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,744 vCash: 465	yes that maybe true, but i would say that ice hockey is more popular in america that football but it's a positive startat least

07-28-2007, 11:42 AM	#12 (permalink)
goldenHuddlestone Admin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,647 vCash: 480	It is but thats what hes trying to redress

07-28-2007, 03:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
toonmagic9 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,744 vCash: 465	it will never happen as soon as becks quits then all the fuss will go away, if anyone else had gone but beckham this thread wouldn't have been started

08-01-2007, 02:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
Tiggyjosh New Signing Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Essex Posts: 25 vCash: 500	His wife is in the limlight too much and will overshadow David. I don't think he'll make an impact but then i'm slightly biased as I don't like him much. Some of the things hes done are great but he annoys me

08-01-2007, 05:13 PM	#17 (permalink)
toonmagic9 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,744 vCash: 465	i don't think so, not when you think of some of the players who finished there careers over there, like mattheus and stoichkov, if the interest was that genuine then it should already be bigger than ice hockey, shearer's to boring for the yanks, don't you remeber the answer he gave to the reporter who asked him how he'd spent his summer after blackburn won the title ' creosoted my fence' don't think that would go down to well in america, and anyway lets face it if pele couldn't get the yanks to like it what chance has beckham got

08-17-2007, 12:33 AM	#18 (permalink)
goldenHuddlestone Admin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,647 vCash: 480	Their gettng a bit arsey with him it seems

08-27-2007, 03:30 AM	#20 (permalink)
Garad614 New Signing Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 21 vCash: 500	omg it gets me mad when ppl think all about beckham he sucks seriously no lie!looooooool,and no he will not accomplish it the major sport here is basketball he could if only he does one thing you tha AND1 show thats wat made basketball popular in america the flai because th ppl here think soccer(football) has no flare

08-27-2007, 12:34 PM	#21 (permalink)
goldenHuddlestone Admin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,647 vCash: 480	I think Beckhams giving it a bit of that

08-28-2007, 07:45 PM	#22 (permalink)
toonmagic9 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,744 vCash: 465	all beckham does is pass and take free kicks and judging by his recent performances he can't do that very well anymore

09-05-2007, 11:37 AM	#23 (permalink)
goldenHuddlestone Admin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,647 vCash: 480	48th best footballer in the world

09-12-2007, 05:27 PM	#24 (permalink)
toonmagic9 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,744 vCash: 465	who came up with that list there are surely better players than beckham lower than him what was the top fifty