Should Beckham become a team owner in 5 years?

I thought he was a part owner?

 

No he doesn't. He probably has around the same money as Checketts, and Checketts needed other partners.

He COULD buy an existing team in an existing market with a stadium already in place. Like LA.

He could NOT start a new club without significant help, especially in building a stadium.


That said, I think it's a great idea. I welcome our new ant overlords.

 

Why not just get a group of soccer legends such as Pele, Beckenbauer, who have played in New York before to own the 2nd New York team when the time comes?

By that time Red Bull will already be established and hopefully competing well in the league. This 2nd NY team will have instant credibility because of the big names that are part of the ownership group and hopefully an exciting derby comes out of it.

 

I think you'd be surprised at how much money that kind of thing takes. It gives you a whole new perspective on just how much money Anshultz has at his disposal.

Cruise probably has a lot of his money tied up in his new UA venture.

 

I hope not

 

If he ever bought a team, I can't see it being any city other than LA. Either way, he'll probably get more hands on with the youth programs there anyway.

 

No need he'd go bankrupt quite fast

 

Any other Beckham specualtion we can do? This is fascinating stuff.

Will Becks move his-bowels-before or after the MLS matches?

 

I'm sure after he gets used to LA, he may not want to leave. Would AEG/Gals or Vergara/Chivas USA sell him their club? Where else would he live other than LA? Maybe Las Vegas? I guess he could always live in LA and with the money he will be making, he can pay for an expansion fee, build an SSS somewhere else. Its true, he doesn't have the money right now, but in 5 years time, it will be pocket change for him.

 

I think coach would be a more feasible title. Beckham is "millions" rich, but he's not "billions" rich, is he? He should just continue the Gretzky approach that he's been following since January 11.

 

I could see him in an ownership group situation. As others have stated, you need to probably be in more of the billionaire range to own a team on your own.

 

Not too many great players make it as coach in any sport. They usually say that they can't hold a job more than 3-5 years unless they are Sir Alex. I think owner would be better for Becks.

 

I thought getting his own team was in his contract. If he is successful over the term of the contract, that he gets his own team.

 

Beckham was quoted as saying last year:

"Without a doubt, I always said that I wouldn't go into management. What interests me is the academy and teaching kids. I have always loved being around children."

In the Guardian (U.K.), he said:

"Club management is not for me, but I love coaching and working with children..."

So Becks luv da kids, that's okay too. And according to VH1, Becks and Victoria are worth $100 million, and that was before he signed his current contract. He pulled down $33 mil from '04-'05 alone.

 

in the context he was using though, he was saying he wouldn't be a manager - as in team manager (or head coach over there) - not that he wouldn't run a club.

Not that I suspect he would run a club. Running a bath is probably enough of a mental challenge for Beckham.

 

You are talking about a guy without pace, without strong tackling skills and really only a one trick pony (granted a fantastic trick) who has becoming a singlar icon of the game. He has turned that one skill into an empire that spans the global. His business acument in nothing short of brilliant.

 

Thats what i dont understand.. yeah becks is worth like 100 million and probolly like 500 million after his contract with MLS runs out, but what the hell do you do with all that money? buying a team for 30 million and then working at getting a local group / city to help you finance a stadium really doesnt seam like its "all" that much money. I mean theres a salary cap of 2 million.. paying your execs and other assorted stuff cant be much more than say 2 million a year maybe 3 at most.. so total of 5 million a year in expenses.. maybe 6 or 7 regardless, if you have like 500 million you could concievably run a team for like 30 years and still have enough money and be extremely comfortable the rest of your life, and thats if you never made another dime.

Seeing how most teams that own there own stadiums are pretty damn close to the black they arent losing all that much money. im not sure if they add in all the payroll behind the scenes and such into that, but if they are.. you would eventually make your money back and of course a team is like real estate the value really doesnt go down.

Now here is my question.. if each team is worth atleast 30 million, wouldnt all the initial investors already have made there initial investment back in terms of what the hell is that word.. where you own something with x amount of value? basically they have lost money over the course of 12 years, but if they paid 10 million to start up the league and there team is worth 30.. say they lost 1 million a year they still have made 8 million. ok im babbling ehhe.