From MediaBistro: "Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa heard boos at today’s media debut of new Galaxy member David Beckham. This was an invited crowd of 5000 season ticket holders, big-wigs, press, and such."
From a report quoted on MayorSam:
The mayor had hoped to get a warm reception from a crowd of fans welcoming soccer superstar David Beckham to the L.A. Galaxy. Villaraigosa has said he wants to ‘focus on his job’ after damaging revelations came out last week that he cheated on his wife of 20 years by having an affair with a local newscaster.
The reception he got here was chilly, to say the least.
When Villaraigosa was introduced to the crowd, they booed. Loudly. The catcalls could be heard on the podium mike. And so you could definitely hear it on the live TV feed that people were watching all over the world.
The mayor tried to connect with the fans, asking them: "Who says L.A. doesn’t love soccer?!"
He was greeted with silence.
