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David Beckham Injury Not Serious
Mar. 06, 2008
David Beckham, the former England captain, limped out of Los Angeles Galaxy's latest friendly in China, but insists the injury "is nothing serious".
The former Manchester United winger set up a goal as Galaxy eased to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Shanghai-Hong Kong United in Shanghai although he was substituted with 20 minutes of the match remaining.
"I got a kick in my leg the first half just in my thigh, and I felt it start stiffening up during the second half, so obviously the manager decided to bring me off," Beckham said. "It's only precautionary, it's nothing serious."
Beckham has been dogged by injuries since he left Real Madrid to join the American club in July, playing only 310 minutes due to a lingering ankle problem and a sprained right knee. The 32-year-old midfielder reported to the Galaxy camp with a swollen left ankle, only to injure his knee in Galaxy's SuperLiga final against Pachuca of Mexico last August.
Beckham is in China on Galaxy's three-city Asian tour that began in Seoul, as he fights to prove his fitness to Fabio Capello. The England manager left him out of England's friendly with Switzerland last month, a game that would have given Beckham his 100th cap.
Donovan may return to Everton during MLS strike (AP) Landon Donovan will attend the resumption of Major League Soccer bargaining and says he might return to Everton if players go on strike next week. Donovan had two goals and three assists in 13 games during an impressive 10-week loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy to Everton that ended Saturday, helping the Toffees beat Manchester United and Chelsea, the top two teams in the Premier League. Red Bulls work out at new stadium for 1st time (AP) The Red Bulls worked out at their gleaming $200 million stadium for the first time Tuesday. It may be a long time before they play a game there that counts. While the first match at Red Bull Arena is an exhibition Saturday against Brazil's Santos, Major League Soccer players are threatening to strike next week ahead of New York's MLS opener against Chicago on March 27. Players: Beckham injury to have profound impact (AP) David Beckham's prolonged absence because of an injury suffered in Europe will affect the Los Angeles Galaxy profoundly, Galaxy players said Tuesday. "With this team, it's massive," said Galaxy defender Gregg Berhalter, who played for the United States in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. Beckham projected to return in mid-September (AP) If David Beckham recovers from a torn Achilles' tendon in six months, he could rejoin Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy in time for the team's last six regular-season games. The 34-year-old midfielder had surgery Monday, a day after injuring his foot while on his second loan to Italy's AC Milan.

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The Galaxy opened their stadium, the Home Depot Center on June 7. But in order for their home to be ready, the team had to play a record 8 games to start the season and failed to win a game. In fact, the Galaxy finish the season without a win away from home the whole season. After the season's final game, the Galaxy had the final playoff spot in the West. In their aggregate series with the Earthquakes, they seemed well on to vindication for the MLS Cup loss 2 years earlier as they held 4 goals to 0 lead midway through the 2 nd game. A thing happened as the Earthquakes scored four unanswered goals to force a tiebreaker. In that session, the Earthquakes' Rodrigo Farina score to send the Quakes onto the next round.
In 2004 Looking to return to the top, the Galaxy would go through a mediocre 1 st half of the season before 3 straight wins over the summer. But from July 14 on, the Galaxy won only 2 more games, one in September and one in October. The Galaxy had a record of 11-9-10, good enough for 2nd in the West and the playoff, remaining the only club in MLS to have a playoff spot in every year of league in the playoffs, the Galaxy withstood an early challenge from the Rapids to win the aggregate goal series, 2-1, scoring 2 times in Game 2. In the conference final, the Galaxy's season would come to an end in Kansas with a 2-0 loss to Arnaud and the Wizards.
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