It wasn’t just the 90+ degree temperature in the NYC area that was making things hot this weekend, clearly it was Becks who was in town with the LA Galaxy. For the Red Bulls, it meant attendance over 40,000 and for the local gals, high hopes to get a glimpse of Becks shirtless!

With Giants Stadium, the Red Bulls home turf (but not for long!), being a stone’s throw from my Weehawken, NJ apartment, I couldn’t help but brave the sweltering heat for a glimpse. And, truthfully, as a soccer fan, I knew it’d be a great match and there was a part of me that wanted to see the home team take the victory against the Galaxy again this year!

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Even though Becks was on the field, the hometown team received the lion share of support. And, that’s what you gotta love about New Yorkers – - always cheering for their home team! Not to be forgotten, Landon Donovan was also in town, arguably one of the best player’s in the league drawing many of his own fans to the game as there was no shortage of kids and adults donning the Donovan jersey! And, hey, he lived up to his own hype by knocking one into the back of the net in the 92nd minute saving the Galaxy from a loss, the game ending in a 2-2 draw.

So, look, yeah, I’m a chick and Becks is easy on the eyes, but more than thanking his parents for their incredible gift to women (and some men!), if you’re a MLS fan, you’ve gotta thank MLS for this move and thank him kicking the sport up a notch in the U.S. As they would say across the pond, “Cheers mate…”

Annie

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