David Beckham returned to action after seven weeks as his team LA Galaxy were held to a 1-1 draw by New York Red Bulls.
Maybe it was the heat, or the global commute or the rust from weeks without the intense effort of European soccer, but it turned out to be a quiet return for the marquee player of U.S. soccer, David Beckham.
Beckham said he hoped to finish his career with Real Madrid.
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.
David Beckham plans to frame the shirt worn by Zinedine Zidane when he scored his two goals to sink England 2-1 at Euro 2004.
England's captain says he has nothing to prove to sceptics at coming tournament.
The 32-year-old left the pitch in the 63rd minute after inspiring a 2-0 win over DC United in a SuperLiga semi-final.
Paris St Germain have ruled out a move for David Beckham after the former England midfielder announced he was leaving LA Galaxy after next month's Major League Soccer Cup final.
Beckham broke a bone in his hand following an awkward fall.
China has named former England captain David Beckham as its first global football ambassador to revive the game's image which has been hit by a match-fixing scandal and an exodus of international stalwarts from the country's premier league.
Beckham says his aim is to beat the appearance records set by Bobby Moore and Bobby Charlton.
Ace midfielder David Beckham has said that insists he still has a chance of making a sensational England comeback.
David Beckham will stay on loan at AC Milan for the rest of the season before returning to Los Angeles Galaxy although his long-term future remains unresolved.
A judge on Monday dismissed David Beckham's $25 million libel lawsuit against a celebrity magazine that ran an article saying the married, British soccer star slept with a call girl.
David Beckham created the 15th-minute winner for Mike Magee as the LA Galaxy beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0 in their Major League Soccer Western Conference semi-final, first-leg match on Sunday.
Major League Soccer (MLS) has given Los Angeles Galaxy a Friday deadline to resolve David Beckham's request for a permanent move to Italy's AC Milan, MLS said on Wednesday. Beckham, who joined the Galaxy midway through 2007, is on loan to Milan and has expressed his desire to stay in Serie A to help him in his bid to play one more World Cup with England in South Africa next year.
Real Madrid chief Predrag Mijatovic said the former England captain must complete the remaining six months of his contract.
Thierry Henry's move to the New York Red Bulls is another boost for Major League Soccer and the profile of the sport in America, David Beckham said on Wednesday.
25-year-old Pablo Carral grabbed David Beckham's wayward penalty in England's Euro 2004 quarter-final against Portugal.
David Beckham made his AC Milan debut with a steady first-half run-out against Hamburg SV in a friendly on Tuesday won 4-3 on penalties by the Italians after the match finished 1-1. Beckham, 33, has joined the Serie A club on a short loan spell from Los Angeles Galaxy to keep up his fitness and stay in contention for the England team during the US close season.
He they need a change of luck to win a major title.
The England captain says his team is fully fired up for Thursday's quarter-final.
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 has said he is desperate to play for Real Madrid again despite being ostracised by coach Fabio Capello.
"I was on the phone to him (Cruise) for about an hour last night and an hour the night before," Beckham told reporters on Friday.
David Beckham will be a help and not a hindrance if his loan move from Los Angeles Galaxy goes through, AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has said. Talks are continuing over the 33-year-old joining the Serie A side for three months from January so that he can stay in contention for an England squad place during the US Major League Soccer close season.
The 33-year-old midfielder has no experience of Italian football and it is not easy to see how he would fit into AC Milan's plans with famous Brazilians Kaka and Ronaldinho already with the Rossoneri.
David Beckham arrived in Britain on Thursday to be with his father, who suffered a heart attack on Wednesday night.
England's captain denied any rift with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.
The England midfielder joins a struggling Galaxy side that has won only three of its 12 league games so far this season.
England manager Fabio Capello imagines a farewell wave to the fans in a friendly will mark the end of David Beckham's international career but his loss could turn out to be Major League Soccer's gain.
The England captain had to be restrained by team mates after Ferguson blamed him for Arsenal's second goal in United's 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford
It is not the first time the midfielder has received a reprieve after initially being banned for picking up a fifth yellow card.
Zidane urged fans not to expect more from Beckham than he has already shown at Manchester United.
David Beckham was acclaimed as the saviour of a nation after his triumphant return to the England team.
'I think it does not exist because we are on the same team so we (have) the same objective,' said the Portugese international.
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