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Beckham signs with the Galaxy
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http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006109132
and here's a more in depth article on SI:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/soccer/01/11/beckham.mls/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - David Beckham's next stop is in Los Angeles.
The English soccer star will join the city's Major League Soccer club, the Galaxy, after five seasons with Spanish Premier League team, Real Madrid.
The deal is reportedly worth $250 million, which would be one of the largest player contract in global sports history.
"After considering several options to stay in Madrid or join other major British and European teams, I have decided to join LA Galaxy," Beckham said in a statement obtained by BBC on Thursday.
Beckham is playing in the final year of a four-year contract with Madrid.
"I have enjoyed my time in Spain enormously and I am extremely grateful to the club for giving me the opportunity to play for such a great team and their amazing fans," he continued. "I am proud to have played for two of the biggest clubs in football and I look forward to the new challenge of growing the world's most popular game in a country that is as passionate about its sport as my own.
"For the rest of this season I will continue to give 100% to my coach, team-mates and fans as I believe manager Fabio Capello will bring this club and its supporters the success they truly deserve."
Beckham joined Real Madrid from Manchester United in July 2003. He has seen limited action this season, playing only in spot duty.
Galaxy general manager Alexi Lalas talked about the team's interest in signing a player like Beckham, whose star power is exactly what United States soccer is desperate for.
"All of this leads to this race to become the first MLS super club, if you will," Lalas told BBC. "It is something we aspire to and in order to do that you have to have quality players, a direction and a passion, a good coach and you have to get credibility domestically and internationally.
"Signing players of Beckham's stature would be a wonderful step in the right direction not just for the Galaxy but for soccer in America."
and here's a more in depth article on SI:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/soccer/01/11/beckham.mls/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
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What sort of fucking name is the Galaxy.
it's kind of sad, but at least Galaxy doesn't follow the trend
(they went with the basketball team name scheme)
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/11/africa/web.0111raid.php
And we attacked Somalia yesterday too.
Hooray! I have about a year left on my IRR time. Maybe I'll get called back up just before I'm Scott free!
Honestly, if I get called back up, I am seriously, seriously, moving to fucking Canada. You will likely never see me again.
I suppose it's somewhat more metrosexual than Los Angeles FC. Wait, it would be SC. Hm.
WHY DO YOU HATE FREEDOM
KILL THE INTERLOPER
I'm turning you in, fascist.
"If you're going to play tiddly winks, play it with man hole covers."
- John McCallum
so, is this guy married to what-her-name from the Spice Girls?
i saw this on the front page of CNN. he looks like a Backstreet Boy.
N A T I O N A L I T Y P A R A D O X
I wish that giant bug aliens would invade, so Bush could have his world war, and it would at least be justified.
No fascists here, just us hockey players and this moose.
Sometimes you have to fight the bugs in space, so you don't have to fight them here.
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Oh man, that just reminded me of this dream I had last night
something about the sun having a huge mass ejection thing happening
electronics equipment starts failing
billions are going to die within hours if projections are right
I'm in a hotel for some reason and my loved ones all have to get to a bunker but I might not make it but as long as they make it that's okay but shit I hope I make it
We get our space program back and we get to fight space bugs
I fully support the commercialization of space, it's the only way it's going to get anywhere in the next two centuries.
It's a win-win situation, that doesn't result in total global thermonuclear war.
He'll nuke the earth from orbit just to be sure.
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Not saying it was warranted or justified... just sayin' it's not the same as the bullshit about Iranian Consulates.
Except for the fact that we ended up bombing a bunch of civilians and canadians.
Did we really need to engage another enemy?
Were Iraq and Afghanistan so boring that we had to add Somalia and Iran to the mix?
Manifest just doesn't care enough about saving America with his liberal west coast ideals that are out of touch with God fearing Middle America.
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You go to war with the idiot chickenhawk president you have, not the president you want.
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Yes, according to The Schnitt Show, it was vitally important that we show to the world that we will seek out and destroy something something wherever they may hide.
EDIT: Are you finally invading us?
Bush is an idiot. Rove and Cheney on the other hand are fucking brilliant at keeping their base on board with whatever crazy ass scheme they have going on next.
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Please invade us. You'll be greeted as "liberators."
Why make thursday and tuesday games "naked titties night", it'd sure get me interested in a rather boring sport.
Not much, mind you, but baby-steps.
As for this Iranian thing... Why can't we just fucking... GOD DAMN IT, BUSH! Fuck.
way to side with the Iranians.