With new signing David Beckham looking on from the sidelines, the struggling Los Angeles Galaxy were thumped 3-0 by Mexican club Tigres UANL in a friendly on Tuesday.
The England midfielder, one of the world's most marketable sports figures, has joined Los Angeles Galaxy from Spanish giants Real Madrid on a lucrative deal that will earn him an estimated $250 million over five years.
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon remains confident that David Beckham will sign a contract renewal with the club despite reports the former England captain may leave the Primera Liga side.
David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy side lost 1-0 to Japan's Gamba Osaka in the first Pan Pacific Championship semi-final.
China unveiled an extravagant farewell to the Olympics on Sunday and David Beckham, the world's most famous football player, said hello by kicking a ball to start the countdown to London 2012. The appearance of Beckham on top of a red double-decker bus that unfolded into a hedge-clipped silhouette of London sent 91,000 fans into a frenzy in the futuristic Bird's Nest stadium.
'Obviously for me, it's the best sport in the world, so I think it should always be top of the list,' England's football ace David Beckham Beckham said on a visit for the closing of the Games on Sunday.
David Beckham treated the fans to what they came to see, flashing his trademark smile and curling free kicks to lead the Major League Soccer all-stars to a 3-2 win over West Ham United on Thursday. Beckham and his team mates had insisted the game against the Premier League side was much more than a friendly for MLS as it continues its bid to be recognised as a quality league.
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, also tipped for the job, has been appointed vice-captain.
David Beckham is one of five players to make the Major League Soccer All-Stars for the first time after voting results were announced by the league on Thursday.
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I've got the experience and passion to still play for my country, the former English skipper said in Sydney.
British football superstar David Beckham had a rocky welcome to Australia on Sunday, accused of ignoring child cancer survivors waiting to greet him in Sydney.
The 32-year-old England midfielder, sidelined since late August after spraining a ligament in his right knee, began light training with the Major League Soccer (MLS) team last week.
David Beckham arrived in Britain on Thursday to be with his father, who suffered a heart attack on Wednesday night.
The FIFA World Player of the Year took over from England and Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham, who topped the list for the last three years.
Real Madrid's sporting director Predrag Mijatovic was quoted As saying that the England captain will not be offered a new contract and leave the club.
England scored a morale-boosting 3-0 victory over Israel at Wembley Stadium on Saturday to improve their chances of qualifying for Euro 2008.
England international David Beckham will miss his country's Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia next month after being ruled out for six weeks with a knee ligament injury.
Beckham was substituted in the 33rd minute of the Superliga final against Mexican team Pachuca after a challenge with Fernando Salazar.
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David Beckham scored one goal and set up another in a 2-0 Los Angeles Galaxy win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Thursday. The England midfielder played the full 90 minutes, helping the home side win their first game of the Major League Soccer season.
David Beckham showed he could still play a role for England when he won his 100th cap in a 1-0 defeat to France in a friendly on Wednesday. The LA Galaxy midfielder looked a little rusty at times but gave a typically hard-working performance at the Stade de France and was involved in much of England's attacking play before being replaced by David Bentley in the 63rd minute.
Franck Ribery scored from a penalty as France beat England 1-0 in David Beckham's 100th appearance for his country at the Stade de France on Wednesday. The 32-year-old Beckham started the match to become only the fifth English player in 136 years of international soccer to achieve a century of appearances for his country.
David Beckham, who is set to win his 100th England cap, said he wanted he to carry on and not stop at the milestone.
David Beckham could win his 100th international cap against France next Wednesday after he was recalled to the England squad on Thursday.
Los Angeles Galaxy won their opening SuperLiga match 2-1 against Mexican side Pachuca on Tuesday despite missing the injured David Beckham.
David Beckham will get his 100th England cap as long as he is fit and in form, manager Fabio Capello told national team fans on Wednesday.
David Beckham scored from the penalty spot but his LA Galaxy side were beaten 2-1 in a shootout by FC Seoul in a friendly on Saturday.
The England midfielder joins a struggling Galaxy side that has won only three of its 12 league games so far this season.
Kane is a fan of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and was at the Super Bowl this year, watching from the stands as the 41-year-old won his sixth title.
LA Galaxy boss Alexi Lalas said the England midfielder would command a bigger appeal in the US than ace golfer Tiger Woods or basketball legend Michael Jordan.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday he was not surprised by David Beckham's omission from the first squad selected by new England coach Fabio Capello as he was not match fit.
David Beckham was left out of Fabio Capello's first England squad for next week's friendly against Switzerland.
The 32-year-old has been training with Arsenal and believes he is ready if selected for England.
David Beckham has no plans to retire from the game in two years' time, his spokesman said.
A new Team England Footballers' Charity has pledged a minimum of one million pounds over the next four years.
The former captain marked his England return with a stylish performance in a 1-1 friendly draw with Brazil.
Though deprived of victory, England, coming off a series of poor results, will take heart from the way they grew in confidence as the game progressed and will aim to show more of the same in Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier.
