The first twenty minutes were pretty dead but there was some good little tid bits here and there.
That's why it'll never catch on here in the USA (soccer that is), it's too slow of a game. Hockey has it beat as the # 4 team sport. Those guys at least can skate the length of the rink end to end. NFL is a slower game, but that's because they stop the clock and reset for plays that are generally more successful in terms of scoring.
I'm an avid Azurri fan (Italy), but their style of play is slow. The only other soccer teams I can watch is Argentina and Brazil, now those guys can put 6 goals a game on their opponents, the rest of the nations get a couple and they sit on that lead for 90 minutes.
Today they tried to show a DC United vs LA Galaxy soccer match thinking Beckham will draw an audience. Judge for yourself, a 4-1 loss in a league he's supposed to be the superstar in:
United 4, Galaxy 1 - Soccer - CBSSports.com Scores, Standings, Stats
I really wish Beckham would give back the money from the contract he signed (5 years/250+ million), he's simply not worth it, he was injured when he got here anyway. Hell let him keep enough to move he and Posh Spice back to England. He's a "has been" and washed up soccer player. If the US league needs old soccer players, Totti and Zidane would be far better for promoting soccer. Just like Pele and Chaniglia did for it with the NY Cosmos. As for Beckham, he sucks and his team the LA Galaxy sucks. Sorry Brits, but the truth is, you shipped us Beckham to the USA to have a modeling career, he was done in England and you shipped us a lame horse. Posh Spice may be a celebrity over there, but on this side of the Atlantic, we don't care about the Spice Girls.