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Becks' impact in America 'is just pants'

David Beckham's honeymoon period in America looks to be over after a withering attack on him by the Los Angeles Times.

Under the headline: 'So much for Beckham being a voice for Major League Soccer', columnist TJ Simers wrote: 'The only thing going on with him these days appears to be his underwear ad.

Beckham: Honeymoon over

'Which is just perfect, because all he has to do is lie there and say nothing. He has done nothing to advance the sport.'

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