United boss: Beckham won’t convert America

DAVID BECKHAM faces a near-impossible task to turn football into one of the USA’s major sports, according to Alex Ferguson.

The Manchester United manager feels his former Old Trafford protege cannot transform the fortunes of the sport by himself.

And he argued the sheer size of the USA and the exodus of young American talent to Europe would stunt the growth of Major League Soccer despite Beckham’s best efforts.