'Beckham effect' delivers Barcelona to Laporta

The magical 'Beckham effect' has delivered the top job at FC Barcelona to the man who has pledged to capture the Manchester United hero.

Now Joan Laporta, who became the new president of the Spanish giants after a landslide victory in last night’s poll of the club’s 94,000 members, faces the uphill task of persuading Beckham to come to the Nou Camp.