So, I’m a bit of a soccer fan.  Never played the game that much (except for that broken foot), but I enjoy watching Planet Earth’s Most Popular Sport.  I think it’s probably the most popular because it doesn’t take much more than a round ball and some flat land to play it, but hey, it’s still a great game.

Making like Pele and Beckenbauer 3 decades prior, the game’s most recognizable star is coming stateside in the twilight of his career.  Yes, David Beckham is suiting up for the LA Galaxy.  And if you’re interested in sporting one of this summer’s hottest consumer items, head over to SoccerPro and enter a guess as to when and where Becks will score his first U.S. goal.  The prize is a free Beckham jersey.

<— Just look at him.  What a sexy beast he is.  There’s no doubt that if you’re walking down the street (I mean, walking around a strip mall) in the U.S. and you’ve got “BECKHAM 23″ on your back, the ladies will come a flocking.

Don’t know anything about soccer?  That’s alright, SoccerPro’s contest doesn’t require that much intuition.  Just pick a game (probably one of the first 3 or 4) and a minute (they play 90) that you think old DB7 will put one in that huge net on the pitch.  Simple.  And if you mention this blog as the one that referred you, and you win, I get a $100 gift certificate to drop on some new Barca stuff in honor of my boy Thierry Henry.  Who cares if this isn’t a ’soccer blog’?  It is now.  Be prepared for 1 straight week of soccer talk.  I promise.