£100m if he manages to crack the American market. In the
lead up to the US tour this summer, a charm offensive has
begun. Speaking in Time magazine he looked at the treatment
of sports stars in the USA.
BECKHAM LOVES AMERICA
£100m if he manages to crack the American market. In the
lead up to the US tour this summer, a charm offensive has
begun. Speaking in Time magazine he looked at the treatment
of sports stars in the USA.
“No other English footballer has every really made it big
over there. I'd love to be well-known in America. I'd love
to be recognised over there. The American people are so
patriotic about their teams and their sports - more so than
anywhere else in the world.
over there. I'd love to be well-known in America. I'd love
to be recognised over there. The American people are so
patriotic about their teams and their sports - more so than
anywhere else in the world.
“I like the way they look up to Michael Jordan and Tiger
Woods. I'm sure they criticise players but not to the extent
where they're putting their own people and their own stars
down. That's what's nice.”
Woods. I'm sure they criticise players but not to the extent
where they're putting their own people and their own stars
down. That's what's nice.”