An interesting sports-business-entertainment story on how one clause in a 2007 contract completely changed the American soccer league. Butterfly effect, but the butterfly is David Beckham and he knew damn well what we was setting in motion.

From Weekly Filet #449, in July 2023.

How Beckham’s transformative MLS contract paved the way for Messi

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