One of the most marketable sports figures in the world, Beckham is expected
to make a significant impact with the Galaxy on and off the field while raising
the popularity of the professional game in America.
He is the biggest name to move to the U.S. since soccer greats Pele, Franz
Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff played here in the 1970s and early eighties.
His arrival in America's entertainment capital marks the biggest sports deal
for Los Angeles since ice hockey's Wayne Gretzky came to the NHL Kings in a 1988
trade with the Edmonton Oilers, who also received $15 million in cash.
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