Some people are acting like David Beckham coming to America is some big boon for our country, but that is wrong and false. America has many great sports, particularly football (the real kind, not the metric kind) and is in no need of another. If Beckham does cause Americans to take interest in soccer, the sole benefit is for the rest of the world. Soccer has long been the most popular sport in the world... except for in America which has had no interest in it. And, since America has all the money, that actually makes soccer one of the least popular sports in the world. What use is it to be a soccer star if no one knows you in America (which, again, has all the money)? It's of no use at all, that's what. I bet the least well known American baseball player makes more the most well known soccer player (until today, that is).

If Americans start paying attention to this third-world sport, then that suddenly gives legitimacy to the opinions of sucky countries. So, we would be doing a favor for the rest of the world... such a big one that I think we could cut back on foreign aid.

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