David Beckham (LA Galaxy) is in Seoul as part of their worldwide tour to promote Beckman U.S. football.
With all eyes on Beckham, it seems that the rest of the LA Galaxy is conveniently missing. But, let’s be brutally honest, no one cares about ‘soccer’ in the U.S. - not even people in the U.S. It’s sad to see that they are trying to promote U.S. soccer to the rest of the world.
The press conference was held at Lotte Hotel. This is Beckham’s 2nd trip to Korea since the 2002 World Cup.
Check out his interview here.
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of course he has to the V sign lol
what’re you talking about?? soccer’s crazy popular everywhere BUT the us aha
ah i was first!!
You spelled his name incorrectly. It’s David Beckham, not Beckman.
I think I’m missing some kind of insider joke. Why do you call Beckham “Beckman”?
beckman hahaha man that guy is mighty hot. you’d be surprised how popular it “soccer” gets here in the US during World Cup. well…for california atleast
soo truee. noone cares for soccer here hehehehe.
but he’s cute even though he’s pretty wrinkly.
he is hot..especially when hes playin soccer–oh god..hot and sweaty..
no, not true..soccer is very popular..just that it takes a long time for the world cup and all the other sports are yearly..i know i watch it..sh*t i be watching the hispanic channel when soccer games are on and i aint hispanic..lol
Ah. Popseoul edited the “Beckman” into “Beckham”.
It was a typo then.What a shame.
actually we like beckman instead!
hahahaha -
I live in the US and I LOVE SOCCER! and I am the only one who does. The only time I remember the US loving soccer was when the Women’s team one the Women’s World Cup.
the LA Galaxy was a joke before Beckham joined and is a more publicized joke now…but i would like to see the man in a Hanbok.
You guys should be paying attention to S.Korea’s team…they won the East Asian Football Championship 2008…those were good matches.
err since when was David Beckam part of the US? lol I don’t get why they have a British football player promoting it for the US?
LOL
I thought it was some inside joke or something ^o^
ehh..i don’t think he’s interesting, and i don’t think he’s that good looking anymore…he doesn’t age as well at george clooney or brad pitt
LOL
look at him doing the V sign like an asian XD
no offense or anything :X
david beckham is darn hot! koreans must be glad to have him as their guest!
haha. what i didn’t like was him doing the korean pose (V-sign)! haha. it was funny!
The V sign is the peace sign here in America and everybody does it here! It’s not the Korean sign only!!!!!
Shar,
that may be so but it is obviously an Asian tribute in this case. I think it’s cute.. and the man is hot and always will be ^^
i don’t see what’s so attractive about this guy… there’s A LOT of hotter footballers out there but why he’s getting all the attention?
Wel i gues…
nothing. wahaha!
He looks fiery on that pic.
AS if it was looking @iDAREyou.. LOL
I can never understand why anyone is interested in Beckham. I understand that he’s famous wherever soccer (or football) is popular, but why do Americans care about this guy??
Eh… what’s with Beckham?
He looks… shrivelled.
yeah… he looks fiery on that pic..
I wonder what he’s up to.. hahaha!
i also live in the US and pretty much obsessed with sports especially soccer. there aren’t a lot of people in the entire US that love soccer but almost every single person at my school is on a soccer team like the Gladiators or Arsenal. I don’t really pay attention to soccer teams in the US but I do love South Korea’s soccer team since I’m part korean and I love my country.
“beckman hahaha man that guy is mighty hot. you’d be surprised how popular it “soccer” gets here in the US during World Cup. well…for california atleast :)”
I dont think he’s hot, but everyone else does and I think the popularity index will increase because of it.
geez…what a hottie !!! *melts*
i think that he does age well for a husband with 3 little boys !!
well, tho he’s not American but he’s the only player in America who has a worldwide reputation. I bet not everyone would know if it was Donovan or someone else. Just look at it from media’s point of view.
I honestly don’t think there’s other guy can compare with Beckham. My support will always go for you, Becks!!
Keep kickin’ !!!!!!!!
Wtf? Americans don’t know sh*t about football. They think that since they have Beckham now they’re undefeatable. Uhhh.. David Beckham is overrated, granted he WAS a good player, but his time has past. There’s no way in HELL America would ever win anything related to football, especially against European teams, with or without Beckham. I’m Spanish and I lived in England, football’s in my blood, I think I know what I’m talking about. Americans + FOOTBALL = Failure. Sorry but it’s true, they play sports liks American football and wrestling instead.. You know, games where the men roll around with each other. Beckham stands no chance on an American team, too bad he got kicked out of the England team, lmao. “Oh I missed the shot because of the f*cking grass” No Beckham you missed it because you suck, and can no longer play football.
Soccer moms! American ’soccer moms’ love soccer!
Agree that Beckham is overrated. He’s over his peak now and non of the european teams want him anymore. People outside of europe (esp. asia) are crazy about him but over here it’s like “Beckham? Whatever…”.
Blahblahbon: LOL so remember when he missed that penalty and he blamed the grass on the penalty spot.
I think men with waxed eye brows look weird.
did you know that THAT “US FOOTBALL PROMOTION” was also offered to other country/ies last year (or even the year before that) but the other country/ies didn’t exactly want to shed some $$$ to pay Beckham and company for just appearing and coordinating with the local players…?
His skin is not looking good
Becks is not ageing well….
as a man utd fan, I think he “lost it” when he lost man utd
Park Ji-sung rules!!!! ; )
I meant left man utd
I meant when he left man utd
WoonRyeo - That was the most pathetic thing I have ever seen. I’m so glad he’s not on the England football team anymore, I love that team and I hate him. So it works out, lmao. I still to this day can’t believe he blamed the grass, What a friggin’ loser.
Eurocup this summer. WHOOP!!
he’s an athlete, not a model, y’all! i say he’s pretty damn good looking for an athlete…erm…his arch is better than a lot of women’s which i find kinda freaky but i say that’s his wife’s doing ^__^
who cares about soccer? football is better. i thought it was so funny when they thought this lame-ass man and his lame-ass wife was going to make soccer famous here. It was going to take alot more than that to make that dull sport intersting.
Anyway she use to be hott but he is getting old.
lol i mean “he” lmao
why are they trying to promote US football? Americans don’t care to football. Forget this sport, you have others to be in top. Let Brazil always be first!
The question shouldn’t be “why is he trying to promote US football?” but rather, why is he trying to promote it in SEOUL??
What about right here in, oh I don’t know…. the United States!
Where it’s NOT popular!?
Wouldn’t that make more sense??
I happen to live in the U.S and I think soccer is really the only sport worth watching!
By the way no one even cared when they were playing for the World Cup.
Such a shame for America!
Seriously Raye? Oh yeah, American football is such a manly and great sport. Drop the ball, throw it, drop it, throw it, jump on man and roll around in the dirt, WOW amazing.
REAL football is about running around for 45 minutes straight, a test of your endurance. And it’s called FOOTball because you kick the ball with your feet. Soccer is a dumb name for it, and American foot ball should be called fruitball. Way to be totally clueless.
It’s because football games are too long for the impatient Americans to watch. There’s little body contact like in American football aka men tumbling about, acting tough, and it takes too long to score. I don’t mind Beckham in the US too much, it’s a little more football exposure to the Americans than in the past. I don’t know why some people are set against it. Americans are ignorant about football but they don’t have to be like that forever. It’s only football fans who got a stick stuck up in their arse about it all.
Funny, I just saw his wife Victoria yesterday at Holt & Renfrew. She seemed very nice.
The only time the US is interested in soccer is when the Women’s Team is playing.
First of all, Beckham is HAWT!
Second of all, it is weird that he’s ‘promoting’ football, because the US don’t care about it here, but it’s the #1 sport everywhere else, so it’s like, ummmm….what are you promoting again? He NEEDS to promote it in the States so people will gain an interest in it!
Lastly, no, we don’t think that we’re unbeatable because we have Beckham. You know why? Because a LARGE majority of Americans DON’T CARE ABOUT SOCCER!
If you’re not talking about American football or baseball or basketball, then we just really don’t give a rat’s butthole about it. Sad to say, but soccer isn’t looked at as a real sport, here. It’s at the bottom on the totem pole of sports.
Oh and it would be ’such a shame’ that we are so ‘ignorant’ about football….if we cared…LOL!
Boohoo.
the only think i like about him is his squeaky voice
Such manly face…such girly voice
it cracks me up XD
Blahblahbon, but kicking a ball back and forth is soo cool? yeahh… ok.
soccer is gay just like the men who plays it.
He came to ri ght place.
Soccer is a popular sport in the rest of the world except in the US, the land of Nascar and American football. Oh yea, so much gayer than men in tights wrestling each other for pig skin.
Beckham is popular because together with his wife, they’re the “power-couple” in Hollywood. I guess there was a period where he was good at soccer, but whatever, he’s making more money than ever in the US.
no one cares about soccer in the US. everyone in the US only cares about football. right??
anyways, i find it rather odd to see him in seoul. But soccer is VERY POPULAR in korea
so maybe thats why??
well im not a beckham fan so… yeaaa..
lol
shoot i’ll be honest i don’t care much for “football” as well. The only “football” i care for it NFL football. other than that I’ll pass.
yum.
he is one sweeet candy.
Blahblahbon- American football should be called fruitball??? wtf.That was lame. This years Super Bowl was watched by almost 98 Million people and was very exciting. I have nothing against soccer but the reason the rest of the world loves soccer so much cause most of them are third world countries and soccer is a cheap (meaning you don’t need to much funds) sport to play.
“but the reason the rest of the world loves soccer so much cause most of them are third world countries and soccer is a cheap (meaning you don’t need to much funds) sport to play”
If that is true, England, Japan and the rest of the world that aren’t third countries should be lovin American football by now. You can play flag football or just play catch with the ball without all the funding you’re talking about either. I really doubt money is the reason. I have nothing against American football either, but it revolves around commercialism and excessive money spending, and sadly, all of that is a part of the American culture. Most Americans have the mentality that if it’s not part of my culture, I don’t care about it.
backham looks so byuntae ahjuhsi in this picture
i hope david beckham teaches koreans how to use a garage can. koreans litter too much. koreans need to promote their food.
marmalade-
I see your point but seriously comparing flag football to football. ???
I was just saying it is more cost effective to play (the rest of the world) football than American Football.
Last year pre season exhibition game was held in London and it was sold out. yes I do know that there were Americans at that game.
Yes, yes everyone hates America and Americans.
beckham looks unhappy. if he could only smile, he’d be more gorgeous and handsome.
I thought you meant that people can play it on the streets for fun, therefore, it’s widely popular. The comparison to flag football was to illustrate that American football can also be played as a past time. So if you’re only talking about playing the sport in as a profession, I doubt there’s a big difference in the amount of necessary funding. You know, sans the big screen board, fireworks and the half-time circus show.
I would give you this, football has a long standing history all over the world, whereas American football was just invented (based on rugby) in the 19th century. That’s part of the reason American football is only popular in the US, and perhaps, why it’s recognized in London.
Lastly, the rest of the world doesn’t hate America and all Americans, don’t give yourselves that much credit, they just think some of their attitude stinks.
^ No, everybody hates America
Hmmm, I can count as one of the people who don’t care about soccer in the U.S.