Real Madrid spells it out

Beckham told to skip TomKat wedding By CHRIS LEHOURITES, AP Sports Writer 2 hours, 9 minutes ago LONDON - Not even David Beckham can get a day off to attend a friend's wedding. The soccer star-pop idol wanted to stay in Rome for an extra day to watch Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes tie the knot, but Real Madrid didn't like that idea. (Yahoo News)

Good for Real Madrid. In an era of me first athletes, here is a club that enforces how they expect their players to behave. He is washed up as a player and MLS would be foolish to touch him, but they will just for his star value and as a result will get the public relations nightmare that has beset all major sports in the United States.