The BBC reports that David Beckham plans to exercise a clause in his contract allowing him to buy a Major League Soccer franchise at the end of his playing career.
“I have the right to own an MLS franchise, which I will action immediately after I have stopped playing,” Beckham said.”
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According to Grahame Jones at the LA Times, the Galaxy, AC Milan and David Beckham appear to have worked out a new deal. This deal will see Becks stay in Milan until the end of the Serie A season, which will restrict him from returning to the Galaxy until mid July when the international transfer window reopens. This would cause him to miss the first 17 games of the 30 game MLS season. And with a buy out clause taking effect at the end of this calendar year, it’s probably safe to say that that clause will be activated and he will be on his way.
Before the Adidas Originals House Party kicked off, David and KG challenged each other to a little one-on-one competition in the backyard. Funny ending.
Today Robin Abcarian and Grahame L. Jones of the LA Times wrote a piece on DBs stay in LA. They did a pretty good job of capturing both sides of the story. Becks hasn’t necessarily been getting killed in the press, but most of the stuff I have been reading seems as if the writers are getting caught up with anger at the guy for bailing on US Soccer. Thats not what happened. Here are a few excerpts from the article and a link to the full text after the jump
from the LA Times:
David and Victoria Beckham touched down in Los Angeles two years ago like celebrity meteors, sparking showers of attention and speculation about which restaurants they would favor, which A-listers they would befriend and what Victoria would do with herself. (more…)
Becks drops by the ManUTD training session at the San Siro ahead of today’s match between Inter Milan and Manchester United.
“According to SkySport24, the lawyers of David Beckham and LA Galaxy have found an agreement on the terms for the termination of his American contract. Now it’s up to Milan to make a deal with the player.”
CARSON, Calif. (AP)—David Beckham is coming back to the Los Angeles Galaxy.
The English midfielder will return to the MLS team next month as scheduled after his two-month loan agreement with AC Milan ends despite his wish to stay in Italy.
Tim Leiweke, president of Galaxy parent AEG, said Friday the Italian club didn’t make a second offer to the Galaxy to keep Beckham so the team will adhere to MLS commissioner Don Garber’s Friday deadline to resolve the situation.
The Galaxy had earlier rejected Milan’s only offer.
“We didn’t receive an offer today,” Leiweke told The Associated Press by phone from Colorado. “We will abide by the commissioner’s wishes, so we are clear at this point that we don’t want to have any further conversations.”
Leiweke said he had discussions with Milan officials earlier in the week, but heard nothing from them Friday.
More here.
…Is what the News of the World (UK) is reporting the LA Galaxy are asking of AC Milan for the services of David Beckham, otherwise AEG expects Becks back in LA.
Choice quotes from Tim Leiweke after the jump.
