TY - BOOK AU - Wahl,Grant TI - The Beckham experiment: how the world's most famous athlete tried to conquer America SN - 9780307407870 : AV - GV942.7.B432 W34 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Crown Books KW - Beckham, David, KW - Los Angeles Galaxy (Soccer team) KW - Soccer KW - United States N1 - Includes index N2 - In 2007, David Beckham, the golden boy of soccer, shocked the international sports world when he signed a five-year contract with an American team, the Los Angeles Galaxy. The Beckham Experiment is a no-holds-barred account of ego clashes and epic winless streaks, rivalries and resentments, big gambles and great expectations, cultural and class collisions, and ultimately the volatile mix of celebrity and professional sports ER -