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Beckham Promises To Be Back

Jyle Dupuis — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:17:19 +0000

David Beckham promised fans at the end of his last game in the 2009 MLS season that he will indeed be back next year. His five year contract with the LA Galaxy has just two years remaining and that has some fans worried that he might want out before the contracts over. Beckham’s real commitment has always been with the English National team and he’s played over 100 game on the team.

David Beckham

Being in the MLS has been a challenge for this as he might have to play in the off season just to stay on top of his game. Being sharp is one of the biggest problems professional soccer players face. So playing year round without too many breaks is challenging. Lets just hope that Beckhm doesn’t crash and burn before his career does.

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Real Salt Lake Wins MLS Cup!

Jyle Dupuis — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:00:12 +0000

It was a remarkable victory for the Real Salt Lake after defeating LA Galaxy 5-4 in penalty kicks. Beckham was clearly in pain during the later part of the game but he trudged through showing his devotion for his team. He later told reporters that he had to be given shots in his ankle to settle the swelling but after just 50 minuites of play time he was back in serious pain again. Donovan did his best to help carry his team but in the end they fell short.

Real Salt Lake wins MLS Cup over LA Galaxy

Some called it a game of Russian Roulette where both teams were so clearly equally matched and that in the end the win came by the shear luck of the draw. Well after this whole ordeal Beckham was able to set aside his differences with his team and prove that he was devoted to them despite wanting to take off to Real Madrid this past summer. Well LA Galaxy, better luck next year…

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Montreal Regains Hope for MLS Franchise

Jyle Dupuis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:03:04 +0000

The Montreal Impact felt like they were duped when they withdrew their bid for a MLS franchise after finding out that the MLS is charging a $40 million expansion fee. The Impact could have been playing in the MLS by 2011 had they followed through with the deal. However, not all is lost for the Canadian soccer team.

Montreal Impact's cause to celebrate!

Their hopes of being added to the MLS have been renewed after MLS commissioner Don Garber extended his desire to have Montreal added as the 18th team to the league. The hopes are that they will be able to expand to a well rounded 20 team. The $40 million Montreal refused to pay has since been reduced to a more reasonable $35 million. There are also rumors that David Beckham has expressed interest in being a part owner of the Montreal Impact. His contract with the MLS includes a clause that allows him to collect investments.

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England To Play Without Beckham

Jyle Dupuis — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:27:05 +0000

David Beckham promised himself that he would play for every England national soccer game. With over a hundred games played Beckham now holds the record for most games played with England. However his commitments with England will have to be on hold now that the LA Galaxy have made it to the Western Finals in the MLS.

David Beckham not happy about missing England game

The LA Galaxy kept the MLS Cup dreams alive by beating Chivas USA. They will now face Houston in the finals. In Beckham’s contract he give priority to all England games except in the event of a MLS playoff. Not sure why missing this game with England is such a big deal. England’s game is just a friendly against Brazil. The two teams will face each other in Qatar.

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Beckham Off To Milan After MLS Season

Jyle Dupuis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:32:23 +0000

David Beckham has repeatedly reaffirmed his commitment to his LA Galaxy team, the MLS and soccer in North America in general. But he still hangs onto his dreams of playing on the team England squad and to do so he knows that he needs to be in the best shape possible. To do that he has to play for AC Milan during the MLS off-season. What that means for Beckham is that after the season is over in mid November he will be off to Milan to play for their club as well as play for any England qualifying matches that spring up.

David Beckham

With Beckham’s race over to Milan scheduled for January, many fans are wondering if he’s going to try to skip out on LA Galaxy again. Who know I suppose. He denies the rumours but lets face it fans should have the right worry about him not returning. The only thing that really keeps him in North America is his 5 year contract (that could be broken if needed), and his hopes of owning a MLS soccer team in the future. Some are even speculating that he’s plannning on buying the Montreal Impact if they joined the MLS.

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Beckham In Talks About Going Back To Milan

Jyle Dupuis — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:14:37 +0000

David Beckham is starting it all over again. He’s talking to LA Galaxy club coach and managers about his desire to be loaned out to AC Milan for another season. While Beckham’s last visit to Milan lasted longer than agreed upon, he returned to a team who acted like they didn’t want him back. In fact he even got fined for a confrontation he participated in against the infamous LA Riot Squad who heckled his loyalty at during a exhibition game.

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Beckham says that he needs to play for AC Milan to be considered for the Team England spot during the World Cup Games in South Africa. Another visit to Italy could ruin his career in Los Angeles permanently. MLS managers are now looking past the days of bringing marketable big players to their league and are instead looking for loyal players who will act like they want to play here.

It’s not so bad tha Beckham went over on loan to AC Milan it was the fact that he never wanted to come back. I mean he fought tooth and nail to stay and be apart of their permanent lineup. It went beyond wanting to make the English World Cup squad, and instead dipped into the I want to be out of my contract with the LA Galaxy.

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Is Beckham Still a Hope For MLS?

Jyle Dupuis — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:42:57 +0000

Jeff Baker at New University wrote an interesting article today about David Beckham and his contributions (or lack thereof) to the development of soccer in North America. It’s true that this is a tough market to crack. We seem to love technical games like football and baseball or fighting games like boxing, ultimate fighting, wrestling and hockey. If you put those two together soccer represents a game we wouldn’t enjoy. Low scoring easy to understand games with players acting like pansy’s in the field.

David Beckham

Jeff Baker argued that Beckham was acquired by the LA Galaxy as a promotional tool rather than a player. He does play, but it looks like Beckham only saves his good moves for Real Madrid or Team England. Is it because he doesn’t have a good enough team to work with? I could have argued on that, but come on it’s been long enough now Beckham needs to prove that he’s playing in the MLS. Soccer will never be what it could be if no one really tries.

So far the only contributions Beckham has given the MLS and LA Galaxy is sales of Galaxy jerseys and increased ticket prices ($400, up from $100 pre-Beckham). I think it’s time to pull the plug on Beckham and just duke it out with North American soccer. Maybe change the rules, shorten the field size, allow tackles. That sort of thing. They’ll never get to play for FIFA but who cares, it will get people watching the game.

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David Beckham Goes Trekkie For New Ad

Jyle Dupuis — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:52:10 +0000

It seems that David Beckham will do anything these days to be in an advertisement. I would have expected more underwear posters but this time it will be in a Star Trek outfit. Beckham and Noel Gallagher of Oasis were seen at a London photoshoot dressed as undisclosed Start Treck Characters.

It’s still unknown what the commercial was for except that it will involve Beckham, Gallagher, Ian Brown, Snoop Dogg, Agyness Deyn and Daft Punk. Sounds like a real mix matched bunch to me. I should also mention that the ad is being done by adidas though that hardly means anything. I guess it could just be about shoes.

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Beckham Interested in Montreal Impact

Jyle Dupuis — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:42:54 +0000

If you read this blog often you’ll notice that I am of course a soccer fan but that I love the Montreal Impact and the Bordeaux Girondins. So when I heard the news that David Beckham was interested in being part owner of the Montreal Impact and helping them find their way into the MLS I nearly hit the roof.

David Beckham (23) of the Los Angeles Galaxy warms up prior to the match. The Los Angeles Galaxy defeated the New York Red Bulls 3-1 during a Major League Soccer match at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, on July 16, 2009.

David Beckham has it in his contract that he could purchase a MLS team in 2012. That’s not saying that he’ll be playing for the Impact but that his expertise in the game could help them in the league.

Montreal, who are currently apart of the USL have been trying to become a MLS fanchise but lost to the Vancouver Whitecaps for the 2011 season. Montreal Impact’s managers were also weary of the $40 million franchise fee they were being asked to pay if selected. That price has since been dropped to $35 million as it was seen as being biasly unfair.

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Final Hotty Showdown: Ronaldo or Beckham?

Jyle Dupuis — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:38:57 +0000

I feel creepy writing about this but after reading TMZ.com’s article about Cristiano Ronaldo newest topless photos I decided to finally get a real survey done on this topic. Without trying to lead you on or change your vote, I’d just like to say that Ronaldo is younger than Beckham – Beckham has a large amount of ridiculous tattoos, and he sounds like Harry Potter. So keep that in mind when voting on your favorite European soccer stud.

David Beckham

Cristiano Ronaldo

So who will it be? Should David Beckham take home the hottest prize award or should Cristiano Ronaldo?

Your opinions matter too. So feel free to drop a comment or two.

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