Are people excited that Beckham has come to the US?

[andread]

Quote from acronym:


To andread, he can play-its not whether he's the best in the world, what matters is that he's the best britain has, that poor sports starved, rather damp little nation, that sometimes gets pretensions of being able to play cricket successfully, against its former colonies.

no way. Rooney kicks Beckham's ass 100 times. He is a real player.
When you see Beckham in the news it's because he has a new haircut. When you see Rooney in the news it's because he played, and he played well.
Anyway, I posted that because I thought you were implying that Beckham was making all that money because he's a great player. That would usually make sense, but not this time.
Yes, he can play. He's actually not bad at all

 

[andread]

Quote from jamesanderson86:

No I don't think soccer will ever be big in the States. It has attracted ONE big name- looks like it might be the last.

Not even that big.
Hell, New York had Pele and Beckenbauer. And now? Beckham. Come on.
Yet, this guy is drawing a lot of attention. Maybe soccer will get some interest because Tom Cruise is going to the stadium? It's so insane that could be true

 

[andread]

Quote from jamesanderson86:

No I disagree. In basketball there are time outs, breaks at the end of each quarter, breaks for throw ins, breaks for free throws etc etc. In soccer it is not like that at all. I have played both and I love both, but I still think soccer is more physically demanding.

Well, in soccer you have breaks for throw ins, free kicks, goal kicks, corners, and discussions with the referee. I think the effective time is actually 50%. Roughly equivalent to a basketball game.
Besides, you don't have to run for the entire match. In basketball you mostly do.
I played both too; I guess it's a matter of opinion

 

[Enfinity]

Well the USA soccer market says it's going up. Apparently a franchise costs $30mm now plus the stadium.

Miami would make a great spot. 5mm+ people ~70% latino.

Quote from jamesanderson86:

No I don't think soccer will ever be big in the States. It has attracted ONE big name- looks like it might be the last.

 

[jamesanderson86]

Quote from Enfinity:

Well the USA soccer market says it's going up. Apparently a franchise costs $30mm now plus the stadium.

Miami would make a great spot. 5mm+ people ~70% latino.

LOL but yeah I don't think it will sustain- that's my main argument.

 

[jamesanderson86]

Quote from andread:

Well, in soccer you have breaks for throw ins, free kicks, goal kicks, corners, and discussions with the referee. I think the effective time is actually 50%. Roughly equivalent to a basketball game.
Besides, you don't have to run for the entire match. In basketball you mostly do.
I played both too; I guess it's a matter of opinion

Yeah I guess you could say that. I just read that in a soccer game, players run approx 10 miles (a mid fielder). I don't think a basketball player has ever run more than 3 miles in a game. Plus look at the size of the court- a basketball court is like a fourth the size of a soccer field.

 

[andread]

Quote from jamesanderson86:

Yeah I guess you could say that. I just read that in a soccer game, players run approx 10 miles (a mid fielder). I don't think a basketball player has ever run more than 3 miles in a game. Plus look at the size of the court- a basketball court is like a fourth the size of a soccer field.

10 miles? I would have said more. I think I saw Ballack once running around 15 (something more than 25 km), but he's an exception, I must admit.
Anyway, I found this url:

http://www.fusioncoedsoccer.com/webapp/leag/index.php?opt=viewpage&type=html&id=00159

It says that of the 11.6 km run by a top level midfielder 34% is walking. Why they call walking running, I don't know.
No idea about how much a basketball player runs, but jesus, when you play basketball you run continuously back and forth. Sure, you can do it with soccer too, and indeed kill yourself, but in a soccer game it's also important to keep the position and leave little empty space to the other team.

 

[markofrespect11]

Quote from andread:

10 miles? I would have said more. I think I saw Ballack once running around 15 (something more than 25 km), but he's an exception, I must admit.
Anyway, I found this url:

http://www.fusioncoedsoccer.com/webapp/leag/index.php?opt=viewpage&type=html&id=00159

It says that of the 11.6 km run by a top level midfielder 34% is walking. Why they call walking running, I don't know.
No idea about how much a basketball player runs, but jesus, when you play basketball you run continuously back and forth. Sure, you can do it with soccer too, and indeed kill yourself, but in a soccer game it's also important to keep the position and leave little empty space to the other team.

I agree with james. The size of the court matters. When a basketball player makes 4 sprints up and down his court, that is equivalent to 1 sprint on a football field. So now who do you think runs more?

 

[stray_cougar]

Here's an equation, since most of everyone on here should be great at math:

endorsements$ + publicity$$ + salary$$$+ publicity for Posh$$$$+ photo opp's$$$$$+ MLS kickbacks$$$$$$ = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

very little soccer involved, although he is definitely one of the most famous players, and I'm sure he loves the game.

If she hasn't already, I would bet you that Posh will show up in a movie sometime within the next year, too... oops, I just remembered she already has a U.S. TV show. any bets on how long it will air?

 

[andread]

Quote from markofrespect11:

I agree with james. The size of the court matters. When a basketball player makes 4 sprints up and down his court, that is equivalent to 1 sprint on a football field. So now who do you think runs more?

the question is still how often that 1 sprint occurs.
Anyway, not a big deal. I play much more soccer than basketball, so I'm happy I have more condition