Beckham and Cruise buying football team
The pair's star status and hefty bank balance is expected to attract some of the world's best players, but it is yet to be decided if the club would be in the UK or US. "David has often spoken of his desire to concentrate on his youth football academies, rather than a career in management when he retires from the game," The Daily Express quoted the source as saying.
"Perhaps
a
high-profile
soccer
venture
with
a
Hollywood
superstar
would
also
give
him
back
some
of
the
credibility
he
surely
feels
he
lost
after
fleeing
prestigious
Real
Madrid
for
a
megabucks
deal
in
the
US,"
the
source
added.
It
has
also
been
reported
that
32-year-old
footballer
has
an
option
to
buy
a
Major
League
Soccer
(MLS)
club
when
his
contract
with
Los
Angeles
Galaxy
expires
after
the
2011
season.
According to American TV programme 60 Minutes, Beckham's option to buy a US or Canadian MLS club was granted to him and manager Simon Fuller by AEG which owns not just Galaxy but also other teams and venues worldwide when he signed up for the American club.