Back in 2007, Beckham was arguably the most famous athlete in the world. When he decided to leave Europe and come to Major League Soccer that was news with a capital-N.
Beckham arrived injured. He didn’t come in until late in the second half. Once he did, he just narrowly avoided having both ankles broken. Still, it was a moment in time. Barcelona wouldn’t commit right away, so Messi took the second-best option. As romantic origin stories go, it’s up there with, ‘So after she broke up with my brother …’.
With his unusual combination of public naïveté and back room savvy, Beckham made it possible for a global star to give up on his dreams without becoming a total laughingstock. Just a partial one.
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