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May 31st, 2008

Captain Beckham

By: jen | Comments 10 Comments

Yep, he got it.  Likely more a PR move than a long term consideration by Capello.  That’s okay.  Beckham gets that.  Most of us get that.  It’s all good.  Looking forward to the game tomorrow.



May 30th, 2008

Beckham Being Considered for Captaincy

By: jen | Comments 3 Comments

Just throwing this into the mix before I go to bed, since it is early morning in Europe and my Google alerts are going crazy.
From The Independent:
David Beckham is a shock contender to be named England captain for tomorrow’s friendly against Trinidad & Tobago. The game has been arranged so that the Football Association can [...]

May 30th, 2008

Post Wembley Match

By: jen | Comments 1 Comment

As stated earlier, I’m filling in at the Galaxy Offside and so will be sparse around here. However, I’ve been receiving numerous links of interesting bits and debate re. Beckham. Andrea Canales over at Sideline Views has the best linkage, so I’ll send you all over there for now.
I can’t leave without linking [...]

May 27th, 2008

Beckham at Wembley

By: jen | Comments 9 Comments

I’m looking forward to Wednesday’s friendly against the US. Being American, and a big Landon Donovan fan, I’m not sure who to root for. It doesn’t really matter to me who wins, I just want to see some great soccer. Hopefully Capello will get some better looks at his team and will [...]

May 25th, 2008

Beckham’s 70 Yard Goal

By: jen | Comments 3 Comments

What a crowd pleaser!!
This goal made me all giggly, warm, and fuzzy inside. What a fun goal, destined for highlight reels everywhere.
In Andrea Canales’ interview with Landon Donovan, he had this to say about the goal:
“Honestly, I told David, ‘I’d probably put that out for a throw-in somewhere,’ just because [...]



May 23rd, 2008

More from Grahame Jones

By: jen | Comments 1 Comment

Even though he’s an ass, at least he published his critics’ comments. I just can’t put into words what a pompous idiot this guy is. Anyway, check out the article.

Category Category: Beckham critics
May 23rd, 2008

Got $10,000?

By: jen | Comments 1 Comment

You can be the next bidder for this charity auction:
With this complete LA Galaxy package, you will receive:

An intimate meet-and-greet and photo op with David Beckham
A David Beckham autographed jersey
2 VIP field seats to an LA Galaxy game
A pregame tour of the stadium
Access to a luxury box party with open bar and food
2 night hotel accommodations
Round-trip [...]

Category Category: Off The Pitch
May 20th, 2008

Heinous Foul on Beckham by Serioux

By: jen | Comments 8 Comments

And then my favorite soccer columnist, Grahame Jones of the LA Times, has this to say about the incident.

May 19th, 2008

Bits and Bytes

By: jen | Comments 1 Comment

It’s time for your somewhat weekly, non-footy Beckham news.
* Bono has invited Becks to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Some could argue the request is not unlike his role in MLS right now.
* The Beckham kids are taking swimming lessons with Heidi Klum and Seal’s little ones.
* It is well know that Beckham prefers to drive [...]

May 16th, 2008

Beckham #7 Ranked MLS Foreign Player

By: jen | Comments 3 Comments

I found this interesting piece on foreign players and their impact in MLS. Beckham is ranked #7, with the reasoning below:
7- David Beckham, LA Galaxy
Despite the hullabaloo about the “Beckham effect,” it has been a mostly off the field phenomena. Beckham needs good players around him to excel and in MLS no team has [...]






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