Back in the summer of 2007, England international David Beckham made headlines by leaving Real Madrid and joining MLS club LA Galaxy on a free transfer at 31-years-old.
The move stunned soccer fans all over the world and many thought it made zero sense to leave the biggest club in soccer to join a league that was just over 10-years-old at the time. However, 16 years later when the game's greatest player came to the MLS, it all started to make sense.
