L.A. foothold for soccer's Leboeuf
David Beckham's arrival in L.A. has been much heralded, but the British Beckham — the world's highest paid soccer star- — isn't the only soccer player of renown from across the pond to buy a home this year in Southern California.
Frank Leboeuf, a member of the French national team when it won the World Cup in 1998, just closed escrow on a Craftsman-style home in L.A.'s Miracle Mile area for $979,000, according to public records.
The house, built in 1904, has four bedrooms and 2 1/4 bathrooms, a sunroom, wood floors and air conditioning. The house was recently updated.
Leboeuf, 39, retired from professional soccer but plays for the celebrity team Hollywood United. Leboeuf was a defender on the French national team and played professionally for several clubs, including the English Premier League club Chelsea. On Saturday, Beckham will play his first game for the Galaxy against Chelsea.
Jackie Knoll with Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills South, represented Leboeuf in his purchase. Mimi Starrett and Geoff Clark from Worldwide Inc. had the listing.
--http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/hotprop/la-re-hotprop15jul15,0,397087.story?coll=la-class-realestate-hotprop
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