the more i think about it, though, the more sense it makes.

a) he's on the downside of his career, so why not go somewhere he can still be the super star...mclaren doens't want him on the national side anyways, so...

b) he's always cared as much (or more) about his brand image than his football playing, and he's now in the perfect place to develop that

c) the weather is always nice in LA, people are nice and it's really low-key. even the paparazzi only hassle celebrities in specific areas...probably much easier for beckham to have a private life here than in europe

d) it's always been pele's dream to put football over the top in the US, and beckham now has the chance to do that as his legacy

e) $250 million is a really, really, really large amount of money. i doubt many people could say no to that, realistically