Beckham on the Move

It isn't really a news flash from me, more just an interesting observation.

David Beckham has decided to join Los Angeles Galaxy, leaving Real Madrid.

For the purists this sort of thing is a step backwards. For Beckham, unable to crack into Real's first team on a regular basis, this saves him the ignominy of a move back to England into a lesser club than Manchester United, and gives the former England Captain (now dropped from the National Side) a good pay cheque to see out his career in the US.