It's about damn time

I have been waiting all week to be able to post this without it just being a rumor. Just a few minutes ago, the MLS announced that it will be implementing the "Beckham Rule" into its salary cap structure starting next season. Now these rumors of the likes of Figo and Beckham coming to the MLS are not so far fetched with the kind of money that they may well be offered this offseason. Regardless of whether this rule is instantly used on celebrity soccer stars, or just on players with a little less name but just as much skill on the pitch, it will without a doubt increase the level of play on the field, and that is what will ultimately bring soccer into the mainstream of America.