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Games Beckham has played against MLS franchises
April 29, 2009 | 10:05 am
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By George Tanner
Today we look at how many times AC Mila … er, Galaxy superstar David Beckham has played against each MLS franchise:
4 Chivas USA
4 New York Red Bulls
3 D.C. United
3 FC Dallas
3 San Jose Earthquakes
2 Chicago Fire
2 Colorado Rapids
2 Columbus Crew
2 Kansas City Wizards
2 New England Revolution
1 Houston Dynamo
1 Real Salt Lake
1 Toronto FC
0 Seattle Sounders
OK, conspiracy theorists, is it a coincidence that the two teams he’s played against the most are based in Los Angeles and New York? Is there a reason that the Galaxy has played one Eastern Conference team (the Red Bulls) twice as many times as the Rapids? Or that he has played against only one Eastern team (Toronto) fewer times than he has the Rapids?
why shouldn’t they make as much money off him as possible? I’m sure it was done on purpose and I see nothing wrong with it.
It is not a conspiracy theory to say that MLS bends the schedule to draw the most fans and make the most money as possible. If that wasn’t the case the Rapids wouldn’t have already finished their season series against LA. Yes, we’ve finished our season series against a western conference foe who should be considered a rival. MLS needs to increase transparency in scheduling by working more like every other league in the world where you play each team in the league in the first half of the season and then play them again in the second half of the schedule. The way the league creates the schedule now makes it look like a farce.
You see Bex is bi (coastal)
Arena: Then we’ll play the Colorado Rapids…
Bex: Brucey – this Colorado?
Arena: Yes, Bex?
Bex: What coast is that on?
Arena: (Arm around the shoulder) Well, you see David, the USA is a little bit bigger than England,and it has these uh, “bumps” in the middle of it. Oh, don’t look so concerned, its not as bad as Manchester.
Another blog put together some numbers on how often teams have played each other. The most played match-up? Colorado vs. LA.
http://usasoccer.blogspot.com/2009/04/most-frequent-mls-matchups.html
According to Climbing the Ladder the two teams have faced each other 62 times, more than any other MLS pair. I do feel like LA is a rival of ours. Until Salt Lake showed up they were the team I hated the most, followed closely by Dallas. This year MLS messed up. They tilted the schedule to favor bigger markets after Becks returns. After Beckham’s return LA goes to NYC, goes to Boston, goes to Chicago, goes to DC…then goes to Columbus so it isn’t 100% bigger markets. But you see my point.
It is time for MLS to follow the logic of the rest of the soccer world when putting together the schedule.
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