Is Becks Better This Time Around?
Becks and Landon, friends again?
When he returned to the US in July and put his LA Galaxy soccer uniform back on after an extended and controversial loan term at AC Milan, David Beckham did not exactly get a warm welcome. He was boo-ed by his own fans and had to be restrained by security when he invited one jeering fan to come down onto to the pitch to “discuss” matters further.
The soccer media were also fascinated to see how he might interact with teammate Landon Donovan who had publicly criticized his commitment to the LA Galaxy in a newly published book (as well as suggesting that Becks was a bit of a Scrooge when it came time to pay up at team dinners.)
Fast forward a few weeks and the boys in the white blue and yellow soccer uniforms have won five of their last six games, the sixth resulting in a tie. Attendance at the game against the New England Revolution at Foxborough Stadium was 26,623, more than double the average crowd, and after scoring what could only be described as a brilliant goal, one Landon Donovan was seen leaping into Beckham’s arms in celebration.
So it’s looking like things might be getting better for both the LA Galaxy and David Beckham’s US soccer career. He is still looking at a return to Europe in the winter. Although he was named to the England national squad for the next friendly game England manager Fabio Cappello once again sent Becks a message – via the press- that if he wants to be considered to wear the fabled England soccer uniform in Johannesburg next year he needs to get back into what Capello considers “top flight” soccer.
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