LA locals know the name, but not much else

DAVID Beckham may be the world’s best-known athlete, but to a lot of people in Carson he’s going to need an introduction.

“Who is the guy?” asked Sandi Pinio, a retiree who lives in a mobile home park across from Carson’s Home Depot Centre, where Beckham will play for the LA Galaxy.

“I heard something on the news. He must be the Babe Ruth of soccer.”