You don't really know the whole story here. He was paid £5m a year, which has now been pro-ratad. The rest was endorsements. And anyway, when he signed, he was clearly of the impression that his world cup days were over, but Capello made clear that here was a chance to play for his country again. He didn't flounce off, he simply re-negotiated his position with Don Garber. In return, they get a player who is still a current international, and he continues to promote the game over there. Since he went, Freddie Ljungberg signed for Seattle, Thierry Henry will probably go to NY and there will be others, because Beckham dipped his toe in the MLS pool and has said the water is warm. Plus, he'll end up buying a franchise which is a further committment. All in all, it was simply a case of scratching each other's backs.
Not Beckham's fault that too many teams make the play-offs. That will change soon anyway. MLS will be at 20 teams by 2012, and they plan on maintaining the top 8 as play-off places.
lame.
Losers don't get to finals. You'll note that the other MLS superstar, Cautemoc Blanco, lost to RSL on penaties in the round before. Have you been on other forums calling him a loser, you know, especially as you presumably "don't give a fig" about Mexico?
