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becks, david beckham, edmonton, jo-ann, joe, la galaxy, nelle, posh spice, soccer, trevor, vancouver whitecaps, victoria beckham
so we went to see the LA galaxy play the vancouver whitecaps last night. it was pretty fun, and the stadium was quite full – although i think everyone was there for one reason only. to see david beckham.
to be honest the whole thing wast just a bit embarassing. i just felt bad for him and the all the other players. the other players, obviously, because they’re basically superfluous. but the game was quite slow and after seeing beckham playing at a world class level for so long it just seemed embarassing that he’s basically reduced to being a mascot for soccer in north america. everyone cheered any time he was on the videotron or when he touched the ball (not often) and he came out at the end of the game clapping for the fans but all in all it was completely embarassing.
i mean obviously him and the posh one are raking it shit loads of cash from the move to LA and victoria has realized her ambition of finally breaking america but can he really be happy playing at such a low level. a top athlete forced to play down his skills for money and his wife? doesn’t seem like a particularly fulfilling experience to me but then i don’t have millions of dollars in my bank account.
the event itself was quite fun though. got a little squiffy with jo and nelle, and joe and trevor joined us in the second half after sitting in a different section for the first.
also it was nice because we had covered seating and it rained a little. all in all a good night out.
ps – had to add the new category of sport to fit this post into. am taking a wild guess that it’s not going to be a category that i use often.