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Beckham Gets Red Card For Tripping

Jyle Dupuis — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:57:02 +0000

Everyone seemed shocked to see the invincible David Beckham thrown off of the team during a match against the Seattle Sounders last night. Beckham slid into Sounders midfielder Peter Vagenas while trying to reach the ball. He apparently hooked his right ankle onto Vagenas who inadvertently bringing him down to the ground. Seeing the incident as deliberate referee Ricardo Salazar threw down the red card. Meaning that Beckham had to leave the game, and miss his next game against Chicago.

David Beckham Red Carded for Greg Vagenas Tackle

The LA Galaxy have been having a rough few weeks and now with Beckham gone and Landon Donovan still recovering from his recent stint with the H1N1 flu some are wondering when this Galaxy dream team will emerge? For those of you who are interested this is the first time David Beckham has been red carded in his MLS career.

What does everyone think. Was the red card uncalled for?

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Landon Donovan Separates From Actress Wife

Jyle Dupuis — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:43:48 +0000

LA Galaxy’s Landon Donovan and starlet actress from the hit TV show “Rules of Engagement”, Bianca Kajlich. The two have been separated for some time now but have officially made the announcement yesterday.

Landon Donovan & Date (and not Bianca Kajlich his wife)

Bianca and Landon met at a New Years Party in 2006. They have no children together. Questions were beginning to circulate when Landon decided to bring a date to the 17th Annual ESPY Awards held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California on July 15th, 2009.

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LA Galaxy vs FC Barcelona Set For Friendly

Jyle Dupuis — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:31:46 +0000

With David Beckham beck in the regular saddle with LA Galaxy and Landon Donovan taking the lead in scores they might be prepared to face FC Barcelona. The European team will be coming to the U.S. to play a friendly match in the famous Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California.

Tickets are on sale now. You don’t get too many opportunities to see these premier teams play on American turf so it truly is a monumental event. The game is scheduled for August 1st, 2009 so it you are in town then be sure to secure a ticket at Ticketmaster/LA Galaxy.

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Beckham Making Season Debut Against N.Y.

Jyle Dupuis — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:39:13 +0000

David Beckham will be playing his first game since returning from AC Milan last season. Despite the fact that the season started in March, Beckham has been absent to do photo shoots, practice with Team England and finish the season with AC Milan.

David Beckham back in LA Galaxy uniform for July 16th game against New York Red Bulls

Despite his absence, LA Galaxy has been on a winning streak thanks to lead scorer, Landon Donovan who has been carrying the captainless team. Beckham’s first game back will be played against the New York Red Bulls. The first time Beckham played in NY he was received by over 70,000 fans who came out to support the game. Though record breaking at the time, they expect a large crowd now that they know that Beckham is back in the game.

Despite my bitching, it’s good to see Beckham back.

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Beckham Under Fire From Donovan Comment

Jyle Dupuis — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:24:03 +0000

David Beckham has been under fire from a comment made by LA Galaxy co-player Landon Donovan. Donovan was quoted by author Grant Wahl in his new book The Beckham Experiment for saying some accusatory remarks.

Landon Donovan responds to questions about comments made about Beckham on July 13, 2009.

According to Wahl, Donovan said that Beckham was a poor captain and teammate. Reporters have been wanting to know what was said during a meeting between the two and coach behind closed doors. That my friends will probably remain a secret, though everyone likes a good gossip.

The Beckham Experiment was released in stores today and it promises to cause more of a stir than the Landon controversy.

You can get the book The Beckham Experiment for $14.99 at my aStore.

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Donovan & Hamm Join USA 2018 Bid Team

Jyle Dupuis — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:00:57 +0000

Two of the biggest USA soccer stars have been asked to help a United States bid for the 2018 or 2020 World Cup. Mia Hamm and Landon Donovan have been asked and have agreed to help the National Bid Committee in their ensuing efforts.

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Being able to host the FIFA World Cup games is one of the best economic boosts a country could have. Millions of tourism dollars flow into the host country and right now none want it harder than the USA. President Barack Obama wrote a letter of endorsement to the FIFA Committee of his approval. Other countries however have been known to personally invite the FIFA executives to wine and dine them, taking them on tour of their facilities. The US will have to try a little harder than just a letter if they want to win the bid.

Other countries who have already submitted their World Cup bids are Australia, England, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico and Russia who all want either the 2018 or 2022 spots. While the Netherlands-Belgium and Portugal-Spain have each submitted joint bids for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Other bids are coming from Qatar and South Korea who have both applied to play host for 2022.

The United States have hosted the World Cup games in 1978. Most of the countries in the bids have never had the chance to host the bids yet. I say let them have a chance, I mean do American really care about soccer?

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