Say what you want about the guy but he still draws big numbers to MLS. This year when TFC played the Galaxy at home I couldn't help but notice that that was probably the most people I have ever actually seen at BMO. It seemed as though every seat was filled, even the top corners of the 200s which never seems to happen.
Being the attendance junkie I am and after seeing the numbers for the Revolution game this weekend I decided to take a look at just how much Beckham and the Galaxy were drawing against league norms. So lets take a look.
Teams - Game Attendance - Home Team Average
LA vs. RSL - 20,507 (record) - 16,272
LA vs. DC United - 26,622 - 16,344
LA vs. TFC - 22,453 - 19,628
LA vs. Chicago - 18,203 - 13,288
LA vs. Dallas - 21,867 - 13,728
LA vs. Philly - 19,178 - 18,099
LA vs. Chivas - 27,000 - 17,118 Skewed for obvious reasons
LA vs. NE Revs - 21,793 - 12,449
**For those interested, the Galaxy at home average 22,823 which is second in the league.
Discuss. For the record, I do assume that this is Beckham drawing in the fans not Donovan, Angel or the allure of the Galaxy brand.