Latino community’s response to Beckham crucial

“As he begins his New World Adventure in U.S. soccer, David Beckham can’t help but smile when the childhood memories of his first American sojourn come tumbling back into his consciousness. But heres an unexpected twist: Beckham’s initial taste of the U.S. had a distinctly Mexican-American flavor.

As a youngster with his county team from Essex, Beckham flew to Texas and competed in the Dallas Cup, one of the world’s top youth tournaments. “I remember meeting one of the nicest families,” Beckham told me during our recent hour-long interview in Madrid. “When we went there each player got sort of drafted out to a house with a family, and I went to this Mexican-American family. It was amazing, the experience of being part of a real Mexican-American family that loved soccer.”"

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