The Beckham Hair

David Beckham is on a short list with other athletes (Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan) that have managed to turn themselves into world icons. Which is interesting because he's good at soccer and has great skills. No man could last in the game as long as he has if they didn't. But he has never been on par with a Zidane, Messi, Ronaldo or any of the other current or past elite players. Jordan and Tiger dominate(d) their sports which helped with their global recognition. Beckham deserves credit because he went global without having the same domination in his sport. How did he do it? The Hair. Oh that hair. If you ever want to know how people in England, Europe or anywhere else in the world style their hair, all you have to do is check out Beckham. In an earlier post Brad brought up the fact that Beckham's current haircut is pretty nasty. I can't argue with that. But as ridiculous as it may look, you know that tons of people will copy it. Why? Because they always have in the past, no matter how nasty.

So, in honor of the upcoming MLS Championship on Sunday, here is a look at 10 of the great Beckham hairstyles:


1. A youthful, classic look from the early years before he became a superstar. The middle/side part. Every male in the late 90s experimented with this at one point or another. Before moving onto:

2. The messy hair with the frosted tips. You probably felt so sexy and cool that you too walked around with your shirt off.


3. Proof that their is an inner gangsta in everyone. Who said white people can't pull off cornrows? I think it was society actually, after realizing Beckham couldn't even pull it off.



4. Oh the faux-hawk. You know you had or are currently sporting one of these. If you aren't or felt that you were too old, then you styled your 3 year-olds hair with a faux-hawk so that you could live vicariously through him and his hair. Either way, you were probably never bold enough to go all the way:


5. To the mohawk. Which is why you have to give Sir Beckham credit. He was never afraid to take it to the next level. Most people followed him with the faux-hawk, but jumped off the bandwagon when he busted out the full fledged mohawk.



6. Not sure what is going on here. Like when Michael Jordan left basketball to try baseball, this must have been in the experimental cycling years.



7. For all of the looks he's had over the years, I'm surprised he went with this one for his wedding. Maybe he just wanted to be the prettiest one at the wedding.


8. When money isn't an issue in marriage, what do you fight about? Who is the prettiest and who has the better hair.



9. No, your eyes are not deceiving you. He is sporting the two layered man-tail. Few tried before him, few have tried after. None have been successful.



10. And finally, the current sensation. The great David Beckham hair. Not quite sure what to make of it. I'd mock it except that he's the one taking it to the bank.

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Transfer Talk

Even though it's still a few months until the transfer window closes, the rumors are already starting to fly. Various sites are reporting that there is discussion of Robinho leaving Manchester City for Barcelona. Other sites are reporting that it's just a rumor and that there are no talks underway. Regardless, Robinho needs to quit crying and sucking his thumb and play some soccer. When he left Real Madrid I blamed Real as I thought management had yet again given up on good, young talent to pursue and overpay another big name star. I still don't doubt that could have been the case with Robinho, but now I am beginning to wonder if it was more Robinho crying his way out of Madrid rather than management mistreating another player. He left Real Madrid to "build" Manchester City and bring City to the world stage. City wasn't able to accomplish the lofty goals in Robinho's first season, and now any success will be due to the acquisitions of Adebayor, Tevez, Barry and all of the other players City has recently purchased.

Robinho has talent, but he has yet to really prove himself. He showed flashes of brilliance at Real Madrid but left before he could really establish himself as a dominant striker. Who knows if the Barcelona deal would happen. Robinho says it would "be a pleasure to play there." As though anyone wouldn't want to play with Barcelona right now. As good as Robinho may be, it won't be easy to crack the starting 11 at Barcelona. If he doesn't make an impact there, I wonder where he will cry himself to next.


AC Milan has also confirmed that David Beckham is coming back in January just in time for fashion week. He will also reportedly play soccer during the winter as well. I thought it was a logical move last year and I think it is logical this year as well. He's a good looking man and he should be on the runway. Plus, he can still get playing time with one of the top clubs in one of the premier European leagues. The competition and quality is just better than the MLS. Plus, if he is really trying to get a spot on England's World Cup team, he needs to be playing at a higher level and showing that he can compete with the best in the world. Something he can't do in Houston, San Jose or Kansas City. I understand he has completely destroyed ties with the MLS, but if you looked that good in Armani jeans, you would do the same thing too.



Finally, it's not really transfer news yet, but Valencia is in a dire financial situation and may have to sell off David Villa and David Silva. David Villa wearing his shoes on the wrong feet is still a better striker than Robinho. No team should be making a move for any forward until they find out if they can get David Villa. He will probably go to a Chelsea, or Real Madrid, or Barcelona and "the rich will just get richer." It would be awesome if he went to Liverpool or Sevilla and turned those teams into legit contenders. Where ever he goes, the team will be instantly improved.

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