[Google] Mike Finger: Beckham fails social experiment - San Antonio Express

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<font size=-2>Earthtimes.org</font></a></td><td valign=top>Mike Finger: Beckham fails social experiment
<font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>San Antonio Express -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font>
<font size=-1>They're calling it a contract, but it's more like a quarter-billion dollar wager. Undaunted by long odds and common sense, Major League Soccer and the Los Angeles Galaxy are betting $250 million that the most famous athlete in the world will be able to ...</font>
<font size=-1>Real Madrid Beckham <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>WANE</nobr></font></font>
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