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DC United gets their own Beckham
He's a great reader of the game, smart with his passes and can kill you on dead balls and he's now part of DC United. Marcelo Gallardo has joined the club as the league's newest Designated Player. He might not have the hair, fashion or following of Beckham, but Gallardo will be called upon to perform the same basic role of central playmaker. The question now is does he have it in him? During ...
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Meet Marcelo Gallardo
The DCenters — ... been capped by Argentina 44 times, and has scored 14 goals for the national side. Besides playing on the 1998 and 2002 World Cup squads, he was also on the Olympic team that won a silver medal in Atlanta in 1996. Clearly, Gallardo has been on teams that win hardware. The question now is, will that continue or is that in the past? Other Reactions DCSundevil "I hope that the front office are right about Gallardo." My Soccer Blog on our very own Beckham: "Gallardo should be able to bring some solid technical skills to the ...

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