los angeles galaxy
08/16/2007
Beckham Scores His First Galaxy Goal
A slew of impressive goals on this day, Wednesday August 15th, but none will resonate quite like this one.
He came. He saw. He sat on the bench. Then he played for 20 minutes and sat on the bench some more. Then, finally, upon his first start for the Los Angeles Galaxy, David Beckham put one in the back of the net. And it was in signature fashion.
In the 27th minute of LA's North American Superliga match against fellow MLS side DC United, Beckham tees up a free kick and, wouldn't you know, that sucker had some bend on it.
I've never been one to believe that athletes owe the fans anything outright other than an honest effort. Even if he's getting a bazillion dollars a year, like Beckham, and fans are paying through the nose to see him, he's under no obligation to risk aggrevating his injury. So for anyone out there who is tired of hearing ill-informed skeptics criticize Beckham for his lack of playing time since arriving in the States, you finally have something to retaliate with. Your position might sound something like this: "See, if he rushed back to play, he wouldn't have been able to score a cracker like that!"
07/13/2007
Beckham(s) Arrive In America
David and Victoria Beckham touched down at LAX last night, officially marking the beginning of the Beckham era in America. Whether or not the British superstar elevates the sport of soccer in America remains to be seen, but what we do know is that the hype machine is well-revved up.
In this slick video promo drummed up by ESPN, advertising Beckham's upcoming July 21st debut for the Los Angeles Galaxy versus England's Chelsea FC, Beckham's superstar persona is paramount above all his skill on the pitch. Throw in some distraught Madrid football fans lamenting the departure of the pop-culture god, add a cover of The Beatles' "Hello Goodbye" and, guess what? You've got a new British Invasion sweeping the States.
