CNN report on Beckham’s debut for AC Milan
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
After thousands of column inches and all the media hype, David Beckham’s debut for AC Milan was always likely to be anticlimactic. And so it proved, with Goldenballs contributing just 45 minutes in the goalless first half with Hamburg yesterday, with the number 32 having a steady rather than spectacular match.
But such trivialities including actual impact on game were generally overlooked by most pundits, with the interest in Italy so fierce that local analysts actually counted every time Beckham kicked ball, today revealing that El Becks had a total of 38 touches during his first outing for the Rossoneri.
CNN also took the opportunity to do a special report on Beckham’s debut and how the superstar is settling in at his new club.
The CNN report can be seen here.
3 Responses to “CNN report on Beckham’s debut for AC Milan”
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January 7th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
beckham is mostly just hype, he is way overrated. you cant expect anything from a player who is considered great just because he can convert free kicks. he couldnt have an impact on the MLS, and i doubt he will have an impact on Serie A.
January 8th, 2009 at 10:53 am
It is great to see one of the most popular and well respected footballers of all time adding AC Milan to an already impressive C.V. Despite the fact that he has not won the MLS single handedly, which if you ask any educated football fan is near impossible given the resources available at Galaxy, he has still succeeded in bringing some prestige to Soccer in the U.S. The amount of L.A Galaxy shirts being sold in places such as England, Spain or all the way to Hong Kong is testament to the ardour and respect that Beckham commands. It can also be said that his move has engineered the possibility for other stars to consider such a career switch, with names such as Henry and Ronaldinho no less being linked to switching stateside in recent times. whatever your opinion of him as a player, his overall game and reputation inspires football fans worldwide and he has become a family favourite through his humble and down to earth attitude. I wish him all the best in Serie A and hope that his brilliant career continues to flourish.
January 8th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
I can’t decide whether it’s good that Beckham makes for more US coverage of soccer, or bad that much of that same US coverage doesn’t do enough to help the non soccer fan distinguish friendlies from club games an internationals.
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