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!"

If the headline isn't stunning enough, know this: Arguably the biggest club in any sport in all of the world signed a 9-year-old prodigy in Australia on the strength of a YouTube video that is playing, right now, to the tune of 1,000,000+ views. You may have read about it here. I had to check it out for myself and, I'll tell you what, young Rhain Davis could very well be the equal of his idol Wayne Rooney in a couple years' time. Davis will be ten (that's 10) in October.

But how can a 9-year-old play professional sports? Well, Manchester United signed forty (that's 40) kids just like him. The soccer academies don't pull any punches in Europe.

After picking my jaw up off the floor, I'm left questioning the heavens, "Why, heavens? Why couldn't his grandfather be a Liverpool fan?" Speaking of which, as a Liverpool fan, I strongly suggest you turn the sound off on your computer when you watch this. Just trust me on this one.

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.

Equal parts clinical and dazzling, the All-World team assembled by Argentina for this summer's Copa America is nothing short of impressive. Witness their 2nd-half dismantling of Peru in yesterday's quarterfinals, buoyed by goals from international superstars Lionel Messi, Javier Mashcherano, and a pair from Juan Riquelme. In this tournament, these are the levels of praise in ascending order: there is class, there is world class, and then there is Argentina.

If enjoying a treat like this isn't enough, perhaps you'd finally like to resolve that mystery that's been hanging over your head all these years: What would it be like to hear a South African announce team call the South American championships? Well, here's your chance to find out. The world really is watching.