With David Beckham in MLS, will you pay any more attention than you already do (or don't)?

I find it interesting because of the dynamic he brings to the United States.

One, the international media is definitely paying attention to MLS and the Galaxy already are going to play in front of 70,000 people in Australia in the offseason. So worldwide, he will sell soccer in America.

Two, with the number of Hispanics in the U.S., soccer is going to grow no matter what some of us may or may not think.

Three, the U.S. National Team is doing well and the U20 team beat Brazil last week.

Four, his wife, Victoria, will keep his and her name in the news and might draw more females to the sport. Which is what all sports are trying to do.

And by the way, MLS does not need saving. It is doing well. It has new stadiums throughout the country. It has a solid TV deal with ESPN, ABC, Fox Sports. And it is about to expand again with entry fees in the $30 million range. It seems to be more healthy than the NHL and tennis. And the NBA is not doing much better.

So whether Beckham can take attendance from 15,000 around the league to 20,000, I guess we will see, but no matter what, soccer is drawing more and more interesting in the U.S.

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