“It ain’t gonna be easy, no matter how big a celebrity David Beckham is. Yes, Beckham’s huge. He bends over, people write about it. He’snews. He’s a celebrity. And anything that helps the sport I love is great. But it’s not as simple as, ‘OK, Beckham wants to be here, let’s do this.’”

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