Beckham-mania hit America yesterday as David and Victoria swept into LA amid amazing scenes echoing the Sixties arrival of The Beatles. Becks, hailed “the saviour of US soccer” BEFORE kicking a ball, was greeted with his wife by the largest US airport crowd to welcome a star in decades.
The pair brought Los Angeles International airport to a standstill as they arrived in their new home country. Five thousand ecstatic fans turned out to greet him — many chanting “There’s only one David Beckham” as he stepped out in a sleek silver suit. But Becks, who signed from former club Real Madrid, stumbled over his words as he addressed the crowd, forgetting Americans call football “soccer”. Showing off his No 23 shirt, he said: “For me the most important thing is my family.“The second thing is the foot . . . is the soccer. I will get used to that at some point, I’m sorry.” (The Sun)