The Beckham Experiment

“David Beckham's American odyssey is often too bizarre to believe, and Grant Wahl captures it all with uncommon depth, precision, and insight. Forget Beckham-Wahl is the Pelé of soccer writers. A brilliant book." -JEFF PEARLMAN, author of Boys Will Be Boys

"In The Beckham Experiment, Grant Wahl has done a wonderful job of explaining to soccer fans-and perhaps just as important, to non-soccer fans-the worldwide phenomenon that is David Beckham. A terrific read, whether one thinks of Beckham as one of the world's great athletes or as Posh Spice's husband."
-JOHN FEINSTEIN, author of Change-Up

"David Beckham is more than a gifted player. He is a multinational conglomerate. And in Grant Wahl's extraordinary telling, his sojourn in Los Angeles makes for a gripping tale about the business of sports and the growth pangs of American soccer." -FRANKLIN FOER,
author of How Soccer Explains the World

"The Beckham experiment failed miserably, but The Beckham Experiment succeeds as an engaging peek into the weird worlds of Beckhamania and U.S. soccer. Grant Wahl, the country's best writer on the sport, may even convince all those who played soccer as kids to remember why they loved the game."
-FRANK DEFORD, author of The Entitled

"This is a riveting, highly entertaining book about the world's most famous athlete, and his attempt to conquer America with his skill, charm, and amazing good looks, none of which have any effect on my wife, at least according to her." -DAVE BARRY, humor writer and winner of 38 World Cups