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June 26 --- MVN Soccer: On Wednesday night,
‘Captain America’ Claudio Reyna (the former USMNT captain now
with the New York Red Bulls) and Steve Nash (2005 and 2006 NBA MVP, of the Phoenix Suns) organized an informal charity soccer match, also with the likes of Thierry Henry and Jozy Altidore participating. --- It was meant to be a low-key community event in NYC’s Chinatown…
(from PBS) Official and complete preview promo for
the 39th season of "Sesame Street" (which begins August
11 in the U.S.) includes spots with David Beckham, who filmed his episode this spring. --- He is the only sports star featured in the preview; others seen here include Jack Black, Heidi Klum, LL Cool J, Jenny McCarthy, and Brian Williams. --- A Beckham-only clip is also posted elsewhere...
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(5:11) Official highlights: There were 5 goals scored
at a sold-out BMO Field Thursday night in the
13th annual MLS All-Star Game. --- With the continuing theme "MLS takes on the World", this year's international club opponent was West Ham United. --- A 3-2 win for MLS, their goals were scored by Christian Gomez, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, and Dwayne de Rosario, with Blanco named MVP. (ESPN)
July 10 --- MVN Soccer: Every indicator in
2008 - from league development and investment in all
types of soccer, to TV viewership to website interest, to ticket and merchandise sales - says that soccer interest is VERY HIGH and GROWING with absolutely no signs of SLOWING. --- Attendance records for soccer have been set at several NFL stadiums this year again, as in previous years...
(Press Release) MLSNet.com: Street and Smith's SportsBusiness Journal
and SportsBusiness Daily have named Major League Soccer as
the League of the Year, winning over the other four finalists, who were Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Football League and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. --- Award was presented Thursday, May 29, along with awards in 10 other categories...
July 4 --- MLSNet.com: David Beckham scored his
fifth goal of the season for the Galaxy in
a special Independence Day match at home versus the New England Revolution. --- His full volley in the 66th minute was the team's only goal. --- Despite a 2-1 loss, however, LA remains in first place in the Western Conference at their midway point for the season (6-6-3), with 21 points. (Fox Sports Net)
Bryant speaks the truth ! It's worth 84
seconds of your time to watch this, whatever you
think. (From the latest episode of HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel...)
by Filip Bondy / NY Daily News: (Beckham
and the Galaxy had their biggest audience of the
year so far in a regular-season match when they visited the Red Bulls this weekend. They came away with a 2-2 draw; here is a post-match report) The Galaxy attendance average is about the same as a typical audience for a Serie A match in Italy, and twice as large as one for a game in Brazil's top league...
December 9 - The former England captain spent
several hours with the rapper and his sons Cordé
(age 13) and Cordell (10) and daughter Cori (8) at their Los Angeles home, teaching them free kicks and dribbling tricks. --- Beckham is a huge hip-hop fan, and Snoop is popular with many Premiership football stars, such as Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney...
Galaxy star nets two in draw, earns second
award in '08 - Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David
Beckham was voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 6 of the 2008 season. Saturday, Beckham led the Galaxy back from a two goal deficit on the road against Real Salt Lake. His performance helped the Galaxy stay within one point of the top of the Western Conference.
(from MVN Soccer) First announced this winter, the
new David Beckham TV ad campaign for Sharpie markers
is now making its debut in various regions, beginning with North America and Europe. --- Beckham has been signed as their exclusive global ambassador for this campaign, and U.S. TV telecasts of MLS - and especially his club the Galaxy - are primary places commercials will be seen here first...
(3:43) Official highlights: Here is a new compilation
from the NYC Chinatown soccer benefit, including exclusive video
of the action; interviews include co-organizers Claudio Reyna and Steve Nash, and MLS Commissioner Don Garber. --- New York Red Bulls stars join NBA players and international soccer stars including Thierry Henry in a free public event held in a Manhattan park. (MLSNet.com)
June 29 --- MVN Soccer: The highly-anticipated pairing
of an MLS regular-season match and the Euro Championship,
via ESPN on ABC nationally in the USA; from noon to (approx.) 5 pm EDT / 9 am to 2 pm PDT. --- Continuous programming with pre- and post-game for both matches; DC UNITED v GALAXY - West's top team visits RFK Stadium, then the GERMANY v SPAIN Euro 2008 Final in Vienna.
Last night's electric atmosphere with 66,287 on hand
--- The record-breaking Giants Stadium crowd will certainly never
forget this. --- A great amount of excitement from everyone can be seen and heard throughout. --- Jozy Altidore, Juan Pablo Angel, David Beckham, Landon Donovan, Clint Mathis, Carlos Pavon... --- 3 early goals, 9 goals total, tied at halftime, and match stayed close to the end.
(from MLSNet.com) First, Donovan pushed his way past
the marking of Ianni and hit an incredible diving
header inside the post - this is up for MLS Goal of the Week. --- The Beckham-to-Donovan connection hit again when Becks drove a cross through the six along the ground where Donovan came charging in at the back post; Donovan slid in and scored his second of the night and fifth of the season.
A number of different groups and individual TV
viewers in San Diego are banding together in coming
days to fight what they consider to be unfair and discriminatory business practices by XETV - the local FOX affiliate - in relation to their utter lack ...
(from MVN Soccer) Steve Nash, the 2005 and
2006 NBA Most Valuable Player (shown here with Ronaldinho),
accompanied the Major League Soccer commissioner this week on a trip to Montreal to discuss future MLS possibilities there. --- Nash, of the Phoenix Suns, is a native Canadian who comes from a soccer-entrenched family...
Wednesday, May 28 David Beckham received his 100th
cap award tonight, just prior to his 101st appearance
for England, a start against the USA in an international friendly held at Wembley. In a special ceremony just before the match and the national anthems, Sir Bobby Charlton presented him with the special golden cap encased as seen here. Beckham is only one of five men ...
This is the second year for the tournament
featuring four clubs from the Mexican Primera División and
four clubs from Major League Soccer. --- This year's edition runs from July 12 to August 5, and features the defending champions CF Pachuca along with Santos Laguna, Atlante, and Chivas de Gudalajara from Mexico; From the USA: Chivas USA, DC United, New England Revolution, and Houston Dynamo...
The mania was supposed to be over by
now. Arguably the most popular man on the planet,
David Beckham was thought to be a one-hit wonder -- critics were telling us last year that "Bend It Like Beckham" was a downward trajectory. He would be ...
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- Video: GALAXY v RAPIDS --- (June 7)
- GALAXY's Beckham lands in Top 5 of FORBES' new most powerful 'The Celebrity 100' list
- Video: David Beckham signing autographs at launch of Emporio Armani campaign --- (June 18)
- GALAXY's Donovan voted MLS Player of the Week --- LA's players have won 7 of the 13 POW awards this season...
- ABC Sunday Doubleheader, Pt.1: DC UNITED v GALAXY
- 95th annual U.S. OPEN CUP: Round Three SCOREBOARD - All 8 Matches
- Video: MLS Commissioner's State of the League Address --- All-Star Week edition
- Major League Soccer: Home: The Official Site of Major League Soccer
- MLS awards Philadelphia 2010 expansion team
- Major League Soccer: About: The Commissioner Speaks
- Video: GALAXY v DYNAMO --- (April 19)
- Video: World Malaria Day --- (April 25) --- David Beckham's 'Nothing But Nets' TV spot
- Landon Donovan wins MLS Player of the Week for second consecutive week
- Match Recap: REAL SALT LAKE v GALAXY
- Match Recap: FC DALLAS v GALAXY
- GALAXY leading MLS in attendance, with 26,000 average (home and away) in first half of 2008 season
- Chat with L.A. Galaxy's Landon Donovan - SportsNation
- Qwest Field sellout likely tonight...for soccer
- NEW SITE LAUNCH: Soccer by Ives .net
- Video: GALAXY v CHIVAS USA --- (Donovan hat trick) --- SuperClasico --- (April 26)


















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