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KAKA TO FOLLOW BECKS?

Published August 28, 2012 / by admin

The star midfielder of Real Madrid, Kaka, is reportedly on the radar of the American club Los Angeles Galaxy. The club wants an experienced midfielder to replace David Beckham in the team. Beckham’s contract with Galaxy will expire in December this year and most probably, the English midfielder would be leaving the club after that.  According to some reports, Beckham, who is 37 years of age now, is planning to retire from professional football. So, Galaxy is looking for a midfielder of the caliber of Beckham and Kaka is the first choice of the club. However, Kaka is also on the radar of his former club AC Milan and the Milan authorities are still pretty confident of signing Kaka before the closure of the transfer window.

However, Beckham hasn’t yet confirmed that he would leave Galaxy after the completion of his contract. A few days ago, on being asked about his future with Galaxy, Beckham had said that he hadn’t yet thought about signing a new deal with Galaxy. He was not sure at that point of time. Beckham has been playing for Galaxy since the last 5 years. He had signed for Galaxy in 2007. He had joined the American club on a contract of 5 years. Beckham featured for Galaxy for the first time in a pre season friendly match against Chelsea. He came to play in the 78th minute of the match. Immediately after joining the club, Beckham was announced as the captain of Galaxy. During his 5 year tenure at Galaxy, Beckham has been placed on loan two times. On both the occasions, he played for AC Milan.

Beckham had arrived in USA with an amazing reputation and Galaxy had massive hopes with him. But, the Englishman hasn’t been able to perform exquisitely for the club. But, even after that the club doesn’t want to release Beckham. According to some reports, the authorities of Galaxy are still trying to convince Beckham to re-sign for the club.

BECKHAM MISSES UK

Published July 4, 2012 / by admin

LA Galaxy star David Beckham has admitted that he does miss the ability to live in the United Kingdom. David Beckham is regarded to be one of the icons of the British football after having represented some of the biggest clubs in the world including the likes of Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan.

He is currently playing for MLS side LA Galaxy, but came extremely close to moving back to Europe with French club Paris St Germain. However, negotiations broke the final stages between the former England midfielder and the French club. This saw David Beckham extend his deal with the MLS side by two more years.

Many think that it could be tough to see the 37-year-old return to England due to the fact that both his children and wife enjoy staying in the United States. David Beckham has already said that his preference will be to stay where his kids and wife enjoy the most. Hence, it is looking unlikely that Beckham will be back for a permanent stay in the United Kingdom. Beckham recently sold his mansion in the UK, but he recently admitted in an interview that he does miss life in England.

“I am always tempted to come back to England but it’s a critical time for [my] children” he told Man Utd news. “I do miss London. Going for pie and mash with my mum and dad, and also going to see my nan. I haven’t got the call yet. But my view on that is it should be an Olympian. That’s my view. If I’m offered it, it would be hard to say no,” said David Beckham in a recent interview. David Beckham’s current contract with the MLS club does not come to an end until 2013. He could be set for an England return as part of the Team GB squad.

BECKHAM STILL CONFIDENT

Published May 1, 2012 / by admin

LA Galaxy star David Beckham has said that he is very confident that the club can overturn a poor start to the season to win the MLS title this season. Much was expected of Los Angeles Galaxy at the start of the season when they signed Robbie Keane from England. However, things have not turned out so well in the first few matches of the season when LA Galaxy suffered surprising defeat at the hands of lower opposition. Now, they seem to be slowly coming back to form, which has been largely due to the return of both David Beckham and Landon Donovan to form.

After getting a point from the match against Dallas on Saturday, David Beckham said that he is being positive about the whole situation surrounding the club. He also said that he expects LA Galaxy to start competing in matches sooner rather than later. Robbie Keane missed the penalty in the 1-1 draw with Dallas, which meant that the club was unable to get all three points from the match. As a result, they remain in the seventh position in the table has played seven matches in this season. In the Western Conference, the San Jose earthquakes continue to lead the table with 19 points on board.

“Sometimes it (poor form) happens in soccer and we’ll get it right, we’ll score the goals when we really need to, I’m sure, but we’ll need to pretty soon. Overall, we’ve earned the point tonight at least,” the former England captain said. “There’s no conversation (about the penalty miss). I just told Robbie I wanted him to take it. He did everything right except he just mishit it a little bit. It’s a guy who has taken many penalties and made many penalties and I am sure next time he takes one it’ll go in,” Donovan said.