A fan thanks Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham with a sign before the MLS Cup championship soccer game against the Houston Dynamo in Carson, California, in this file photo taken on December 1, 2012. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As Major League Soccer prepares to open its 20th season, the impact made on MLS by former England captain David Beckham during his six years with LA Galaxy is widely viewed as "pretty significant."
Though Beckham's time in the U.S. began unpromisingly as he was sidelined by injury and then skipped several Galaxy games to play on loan with AC Milan in Italy, his eventual influence on the sport extended well beyond his performances on the field.
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