An army of lawyers, businessmen and entertainment managers swarmed around the 31-year-old soccer player as he prepared to announce an eye-popping deal: on January 11, 2007, David Beckham opened up multi-million prospects by revealing that he would move to the United States and play with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

The handshake between the British player and his American employers held the promise of unprecedented excitement for soccer in the United States.

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