I’ve been told that I’m the biggest David Beckham fan people have ever met. I assure you that I don’t go gaga over his pics, but as a player he is everything you’d expect - extremely hard-working, talented, gives 110% every time and is flawed as well as simple genius.
Becks had an illustrious career with Manchester United before being kicked out by SAF and thrown Real Madrid’s way, who then proceeded to shoot themselves in the foot by giving him a poor contract which led him to head towards LA Galaxy, where Becks will, in all likelihood, end his professional career.
He’s been excellent for England as well, both under Eriksson and under McClaren (who saw the light finally and picked him for the national team).
Earlier this season, David Beckham and the L.A. Galaxy played a series of barnstorming games in South Korea and China. Aside from England, Asia has been Beckham’s most rabid fan base since the 2002 World Cup was held there.
In the first...
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America and soccer have never had much more than a tepid amateur relationship. The paradox of this relationship resides in the fact that there are more soccer players in the United States than England, France,...
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The English Galactico, David Beckham, will move to AC Milan on a short-term loan in January. The move will occur during MLS’s offseason and Becks is expected to return to LA Galaxy in April when the 2009 MLS season kicks off.
Beckham is...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 9 comments
David Beckham’s yellow card against Columbus Crew last weekend meant that the former England skipper picked up an obligatory suspension. Normally this would be disappointing for the player and for his side, LA Galaxy, but the American media is...
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Aside from the Gerrard/Lampard debate, England’s traditional selection problem has been who to play on the left-wing due to a dearth of decent candidates. The current conundrum is who to play on the right, but the reasons are quite opposite.
Fabio...
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Written by Rob Parker. 25 comments
They say that history repeats itself. In England’s case, stupidity repeats itself, ad nauseam.
You could drive yourself insane hypothesizing how England will line up against Croatia (doesn’t matter if players lack discipline...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 10 comments
Just in case you’ve missed anything on SL over the last several days, here’s a quick recap of some of the top topics from the last week.
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England play the Czech Republic today in their last ‘friendly’ before the World Cup 2010 qualifiers begin.
The time for experimentation is over and the team you’ll see lining up for England tonight will in all likelihood be...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 19 comments
MLS All-Stars (Gomez 27′, Blanco, 43′, De Rosario pen. 69′) 3-2 West Ham United (Ashton 26′, 67′)
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thursday 24 July 2008
Kickoff: 19:00 EST
Written by Victor Li. 15 comments
It is a well publicised and widely held belief that footballers are as thick as two short planks. The stereotype of an uneducated ruffian with little schooling and the total inability to string a comprehensible sentence together is confirmed each time...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 21 comments
Quick. Name a soccer player. David Beckham’s name is generally the first name that comes to mind to the average American followed by Ronaldinho in most cases. Sometimes Pele will be named, but for the most part, its Beckham.
Becks has...
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Written by Brian Lomax. 18 comments
Originally published on 19 December 2007.
According to The Daily Mail, Major League...
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Written by Brian Lomax. 6 comments
So, the world’s most famous footballer scored from 60-odd yards out, in extra time, albeit with an open net as the opposing keeper had gone up for a corner.
As a Beckham fan, I’m really happy to see him scoring goals and getting...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 14 comments
Major League Soccer’s second week kicked off on Thursday, with two matches, and finished with five more at the weekend. Also, CONCACAF Champions Cup semi final action took place in Pachuca, Mexico, and Houston, Texas.
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David Beckham scored his the first goal and set Landon Donovan (who set Becks up for the first one) up for another as LA Galaxy win 2-0 against the San Jose Earthquakes. I don’t care what the match was like. I don’t particularly care about...
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We’ve talked a lot about youth football here on Soccerlens, especially where non-official ventures such as the Ministry of Football and Fugees...
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In this week’s WagSnatch roundup, Beckham plays for his England and Hollywood future (what, you think Indiana Jones is just about the money?), Rooney is getting bald, Coleen does not want his name and Danielle Lloyd, famous for stripping in front...
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Written by Roberta Striga. 3 comments
In today’s edition of WagSnatch Roundup Ashley Cole has a sex ban, Clancy loves her cheeseburgers, Posh launches a new line of men jeans, Chantelle is a wannabe WAG, while we also have a new WAG alert, Danielle Lloyd is still sticking to her...
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In today’s WagSnatch Roundup – is the Cole soap opera FINALLY over, Goldenballs gets chummy on LA Galaxy tour, Posh in a deal for a new reality show, Goldenballs sister celebrates her birthday (without a cat fight this time), Danielle Lloyd...
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Written by Roberta Striga. 3 comments
Following up on my previous article about why the MLS will be successful in the future, I have realized that not many people know just how the MLS works today. Sure there are two...
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Written by Liviu Bird. 13 comments
In this week’s WagSnatch Roundup is Gazza finally on the mend, the Spurs boys are still celebrating, not one but two WAGs get into a catfight, Beckhams exposed and moving on up, Cheryl Cole goes back to her roots and the strangest pulling technique...
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In this week’s WagSnatch Roundup, the mythical creature that is a gay footballer exists, Coleen and Wayne snap a Ł2.5 million deal, Rooney’s family banned from celebrations, Beckham on a diet, Victoria has some dedicated fans, Beckhams...
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Written by Roberta Striga. 3 comments
Instead of churning out another David Beckham soccer academy, Goldenballs has decided to go bigger and better with the creation of David Beckham’s World of Sport, set to be complete...
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Written by Cherie Getchell. 5 comments
In today’s edition of WagSnatch Roundup the Cole soap opera continues, read all about the Beckham effect, the most expensive text in the world, Jamelia wants a pre-nup thank you very much and slideshow of the football’s sexiest WAGs.
Written by Roberta Striga. 4 comments
So Capello named his squad last week, and as usual all the attention was centred on one man. Not the likes of Curtis Davies or Gabriel Agbonlahor, who received their maiden England call ups (but surely not their last). Not even the likes of Ashley...
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Written by Neil Jones. 9 comments
The top stories this week - Arsenal overtaking Manchester United at the top of the Premier League, the end of the january transfer window (questionable signings coupled with last-day shenanigans), Capello’s first England squad and life in the...
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Written by Hugo Steckelmacher. 3 comments
Manchester United returned to the Premiership summit midweek with a comfortable 2 – 0 victory over Harry Redknapp’s Pompey side.
Whilst many would argue that United could have gone on to score six or seven, such was their dominance and...
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Written by Luke Smith. 12 comments
The first name noticeable by his absence is of course David Beckham. I am deeply disappointed by this, but I’ve written my views elsewhere and don’t want to...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 23 comments
Fabio Capello names his first England squad this weekend for the forthcoming friendly against Switzerland. There is eager anticipation to see which new players will be selected and which of the old guard will be left out.
However, not for the...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 13 comments
In this week’s WagSnatch roundup Ronaldo’s mum begs his son to come and play for Real Madrid, Wayne Rooney is voted the ugliest footballer (but that would not stop women from dating him), Gunners lose to Spurs and get into a tussle at the...
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