Beckham Experiment

Name: Beckham Experiment
Brand: CROWN PUBLISHING GROUP
SKU: 403137
Price: 19.66 EUR
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ISBN

9780307407870

Mladinska knjiga ID

403137

Leto izida

2009

Datum izida

14.07.2009

Velikost (šxdxv)

150 × 200 × 10

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Na zalogi pri dobavitelju

Jezik

ANG

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CROWN PUBLISHING GROUP

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Opis

How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer AmericaIn 2007, David Beckham shocked the international sports world when he signed a five-year contract with an American team, the Los Angeles Galaxy. It was a bold experiment: failure meant a team, a league, a sport, and Beckham himself might miss their chance to hit primetime in the US. This book focuses on the inner circle of the experiment.In 2007, David Beckham, the golden boy of football, shocked the international sports world when he signed a five-year contract with an American team, the Los Angeles Galaxy. Under the direction of his manager, Simon Fuller, the mastermind behind "American Idol" and the "Spice Girls", Beckham was ready for a monumental challenge and a risky adventure-ready, as Fuller put it, to earn his stripes Stateside. Could he pull off what no player had ever accomplished (including Pele in the 1970s) and transform football into one of the most popular spectator sports in America? It was a bold experiment: failure meant a team, a league, a sport, and Beckham himself might miss their chance to hit primetime in the U.S. With unprecedented access to the Galaxy and one-on-one interviews with Beckham, veteran "Sports Illustrated" writer Grant Wahl focuses on the inner circle of the experiment: Beckham, Galaxy leading scorer Landon Donovan, Simon Fuller, controversial former coach Ruud Gullit, outspoken former Galaxy president Alexi Lalas, and Mrs. Victoria 'Posh Spice' Beckham.; Wahl takes readers behind the scenes, on the road with the team and inside the locker room, to reveal just what happened on and off the field when the most renowned player in the world left the glamour of European football to play in a country that has yet to fully embrace the sport. We find out what his teammates really think of their superstar captain, who was calling the shots behind the scenes, how Beckham's management conducted a shadow takeover of the Galaxy organisation, and if the team plans to embrace him - or not - when he returns from AC Milan for the 2009 season. "The Beckham Experiment" is a no-holds-barred account of ego clashes and epic winless streaks, rivalries and resentments, big gambles and great expectations, cultural and class collisions, and ultimately the volatile mix of celebrity and professional sports. As Beckham embarks on his third season with the Galaxy, the question remains: even for a player the caliber of David Beckham, are some goals out of reach?