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...Galaxy president and former U.S. World Cup star Alexi Lalas has brought Beckham to these shores in a repeat of what the New York Cosmos tried 32 years ago by bringing Pele to play in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. For leaving behind the top-tier clubs of Europe, Beckham will earn $250 million from a combination of sponsorship deals, merchandizing sales and a percentage of club profits...
...famous 1983 regatta-when Australia ended America's 132-year domination of the Cup-was closer, with John Bertrand's crew recovering from 3-1 down to win 4-3. But the races that year were mostly blowouts, whereas in Valencia the average winning margin was 24 sec.-about half-a-dozen boat lengths. After whitewashes at the previous three Cups, here, at last, was a series to savor. The Kiwis stunned their confident rivals by winning two of the first three races. The remaining battles were fierce and peppered with lead changes, but a slightly superior Alinghi crew proved...
...would be a harsh judge who condemned the crew's showing. "They made a few mistakes on the racetrack-probably a few more than Alinghi," says Craig Monk, a member of the Kiwis' America's Cup-winning teams of 1995 and 2000. "Alinghi are so experienced and they just pounced. Our guys learned the hard way against the best team in the world...
...Auckland four years ago, New Zealanders weren't impressed. But they may be starting to accept the realities of international sailing, where huge money tends to override national loyalties. "We've got 100 or so sailors on the scene and they're all in demand for America's Cup yachting," says Monk, who is confident New Zealand will mount an even stronger challenge in 2009. The key, he says, will be retaining a core of the current crew-maybe 12 of the 17. "Racing is all about combinations-about how people work together," Monk explains. "The Alinghi guys are very...
...Still, New Zealand has won two of the last four America's Cups and been runner-up in the other two. That is a better record than the country has in the next event to which it will turn its attention, September's Rugby World Cup in France. For many Kiwis, defeat on the water is one thing. Defeat on the rugby pitch... now, that's pain...