David Beckham was booed in his first game back in California in the LA Galaxy versus AC Milan match. The walking Armani ad didn’t please the crowd as he took to the field on Sunday. Fans yelled their disapproval and booed loudly. As his name was announced over the field the crowd sneered and voiced their distaste. After he first got his feet on the ball the audience again showed no mercy and continued their boos.

People held up signs with the words “Go Home Fraud” and “Hey Becks, Here Before You, Here After You, Here Despite You” in bold print emblazoned on them. People wearing his jersey with a line crossing through his number were also present. At one point David tried to confront a Galaxy fan from the playing field. He walked up and asked the heckler to come down to the field. Security had to pull the two apart.

He is lacking a positive fan base in U.S. soccer partly in thanks to his desire to return to the European football circuit because the level of play in the U.S. isn’t up to his standards. Meanwhile, he has failed to make a huge impression in the American team. He brings people to the stands, but isn’t winning games.

One soccer fan put it best when telling me:

“David is great for getting people’s attention. But that is just it. He is a celebrity first and a soccer player second. Which is said because there might be talent there beneath his polished and buffed spoiled ass.”

[Keep Clicking Thumbnails for a Larger Image]

Images Via: Getty