After reading many blogs and listening to numerous football talk shows I have decided to give it a shot.  For a fellow like myself who uses spell check as if it was the very air I used to fill my lungs.  I have done the obvious and started a blog.  As an American who grew up playing soccer.  I believe like many of us who follow the beautiful game in this country and played it growing up that we have been mistreated by our fellow Americans.  After spending a lifetime playing soccer on fields that were half softball dirt, half track gravel, half third string American football team's practice field, and being picked on by even the marching band for having such silly uniforms. I still love this game.  Not to mention having to watch the Special Olympic's All Star Synchronized Swimming Tribute show on ESPN2 knowing full well that they could be broadcasting a great Champions League game. 

 So this is for you; Suzie in Sarasota who knew every word while Jordin Sparks sung You'll Never Walk Alone on American Idol while your friends were talking about how Ryan Seacrest's hair could look that good. 

 This is for you little Johnnie who proudly wears that Man U kit and kicks the snot out of all the kids on the playground and proceedes to slide, both knees, arms raised accross the wet grass while your teacher tries to explain to Mom and Dad how you kiss your crest every time you get a math problem right. 

Many wonder if the arrival of Beckham will mean that Americans will finally pay attention to football.   I say no.  It means that Becks will be on the cover of GQ and maybe appear in a few poorly made action movies.  I'm not saying that the quality will not be there on the pitch.  He will do what he has done his whole career.  Place excellent balls in the box and make everyone around him that much better.  It will not mean much once fall rolls around and America begins a new football season.  He might not even make Sportscenter.  By the time this experiment is said and done more people will know him from commercials than his free kicks.