So if you follow soccer or football, you know doubt know about David Beckham, and you know doubt know of his contract he signed with the LA Galaxy of the United States MLS, and you also probably know about his loan deal with AC Milan, as well as his desire to stay with Milan, so that he may retain his place among the England national team, and the 2010 World Cup.

            Countless pundits, and columnists depending on whom you read, and which way they are biased will happily label Beckham's time in America a resounding success, or failure.  You will also hear countless people label him a quitter for his desire to leave his contract with the Galaxy and join AC Milan. 

            The truth of the matter is Beckham did everything he could for the Galaxy, and it was time for him to move on.  When Beckham arrived it was under the exclamation point of a 250 million dollar contract, over five years, but was actually five million a year guaranteed, but could inflate that number depending on such things as season ticket sales, and merchandise sales.

            Was Beckham's time in Galaxy a resounding success?  No, it wasn't, but it certainly wasn't a failure either.  He came to the US with high expectations, many people with no knowledge of the sport thought he was the best player in the world.  He missed most of the first season, and his team struggled his entire second season.  But Beckham as brand I feel was very successful, he sold T-shirts, and put butts in the seats, not only that but he for a short time made soccer and the MLS the center of the sports universe.  Not only was the coverage of his coming and playing in America a major topic in the US, but countries like England debated endlessly about mostly the MLS was a step down, and he was in semi retirement(Hey any publicity is good publicity right?).

            Beckham hopes to feature in the England World Cup team in 2010, and he realizes he has no chance if he plays for one of the worst teams in the MLS, so it makes sense for him to want to stay and play in Italy for AC Milan.  Beckham as a player cannot carry a team on his own, even in a league like the MLS, but for a team like AC Milan with other great players around him, he can flourish in a bit part role, and he has proven that with two goals in and two assists in five games, not a bad at all.

            So I say to MLS and the LA Galaxy, let Beckham go for the 4 or 5 million pounds that AC Milan is rumored to be willing to spend.  The Galaxy need to rebuild, and Beckham as a brand, and a player has done everything he can for the league, at this point and the gimmick of him coming over here to play is over.  He could probably still a couple more shirts, and fill a few more seats, but as the Galaxy, and he struggle, the more people will lose interest, so cash in now before Beckham leaves for free in October.