GALAXY's Beckham is world's top-earning player on FORBES' new 2007 list

David Beckham’s move to Los Angeles last summer was a big score for MLS and U.S. soccer. The Galaxy’s attendance for the league matches he played averaged 37,659, which is 57% more than the team’s previous record. --- Ratings for ESPN2, one of MLS’s national television partners, rose 25%...

FORBES estimates Beckham made $49 million in 2007 to make him the highest-paid player in the world... http://mvn.com/soccer/2008/05/01/forbes-beckham-and-all-the-other-highest-paid-players/