<![CDATA[tskamali Blog Posts]]> http://www.mlssoccerfans.com/tskamali/weblog/ <![CDATA[Beckham in MLS]]> http://www.mlssoccerfans.com/tskamali/weblog/4675/beckham-in-mls.html http://www.mlssoccerfans.com/tskamali/weblog/4675/beckham-in-mls.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:01:40 PDT Earlier this season, David Beckham and the L.A. Galaxy played a series of barnstorming games in South Korea and China. Aside from England, Asia has been Beckham's most rabid fan base since the 2002 World Cup was held there.

In the first match against FC Seoul, the 65,000-seat stadium was only half full. Five years ago, they would have required riot police to keep people out.

After one year in America, David Beckham is already fading from the world's consciousness.

It's fair to ask, has Beckham been a success for Major League Soccer?

When he committed to the league, Beckham and MLS had a few goals. One, to increase the league's profile; two, to raise interest in soccer generally; three, to boost the level of play in the league; and four, to encourage other international stars to join MLS.

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