David Beckham
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).
David Beckham is suspended – won’t somebody please think of the people of Houston?
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 more concerned that the fans of would-be opponents Houston Dynamo have missed an opportunity to see…
Who is the right man for England’s right flank?
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 Capello has a multitude of options for the right-side of midfield. David Beckham is…
Five Things We Know About England
Watch England v Croatia live online. 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 and composure), criticising lack of upcoming talent (yes, we get it) or for fun’s sake, put…
SL Week in Review – Rivalries, Barry-gate, David v David, and more
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.
Bentley v Beckham – which David would you pick for England?
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 80-90 percent the same as the one set to line up against Andorra and Croatia in September…
MLS All Stars 3-2 West Ham United – Live Blog
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 The best players in MLS defeated English Premiership side, West Ham United, in the 13th annual MLS All-Star Game. Soccerlens live-blogged the event. Click below for…
Intelligent Footballers – Is It Possible?
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 you see the likes of Wayne Rooney interviewed! That is very unfair because many…
The Beckham Impact So Far
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 been playing with the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer for almost a year…
Liverpool FC to play MLS All-Stars?
Originally published on 19 December 2007. According to The Daily Mail, Major League Soccer has approached Liverpool FC in an attempt to get the English giants to play against the MLS All-Stars next summer. The report also proposes the idea of Liverpool playing Italian giants Juventus in Montreal to gauge the interest in Canada. As…
David Beckham – 60-yarder and naive MLS
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 games under his belt – imagine if he’d been injury free last…
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