Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Soccer, David Beckham, Property
Subjects
Beckham, David, 1975-; Europe; Sports; Popular culture; Soccer
Introduction
The sale of David Beckham by Manchester United to Real Madrid must be the highest profile transnational sports transfer since Wayne Gretzky was shipped out of Edmonton to Los Angeles. There were moves in the Canadian Parliament to designate the Great One as a national treasure to prevent that sale from completion and Canadians went into a period of national mourning. Neither Tony Blair nor his Minister of Sport suggested such an action at Westminster but still there was considerable reaction among British football fanatics.
Publication Date
6-24-2003
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "David Beckham Sold off to Madrid" (2003). On Sport and Society. 551.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/551
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