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Becks Brings in the Money All 80's Televangelist Style
Published 7/17/2008 by SF (noreply@blogger.com) at The Offside Rules
Can he walk on water, no? But by some metrics he seems to have gotten pretty damn close to being able to turn MLS water into box wine. Which isn't all that bad so long as you don't try and compare it to Tuscan Chianti. There's an article on Soccernet today about how even though this season Beckhamania is not at the Purple Rain Tour heights that it was last year, our David is still bringing the message to masses. And the masses are filling the league's collection plate with previously unseen ticket and merchandise sales. Can I get an "amen".

What You Gonna Do News
Published 7/17/2008 by brucio (noreply@blogger.com) at du Nord
Take note that the MLS game tonight, Columbus v Kansas City, is on ESPN, not ESPN2! ~and~ You have to be impressed by both Guadalajara Chivas and New England Revolution in this SuperLiga, but Guada has played both games on the road making them the strongest team so far. Round 3 coming up this weekend! SuperLiga Official match reports and video highlights etc. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Matchday 2 Group Stage Matches & Scores: -Tue Jul 15 DC 2-3 Atlante - DCU goals by Grandpa Doe & Luciano Emilio. Atl goals by Luis Gabriel Rey(2) & Christian Bermudez. Venue: ...

Friday Football Weekend Preview: Becks, SuperLiga & More
Published 7/18/2008 by Nick Green at 100 Percent Soccer
... The game airs live at 3:30 p.m. on Fox Soccer Channel and a crowd of more than 45,000 is expected to turn out largely to see David Beckham who continues to prove why he's nicknamed Golden Balls. ...

The Daily Sweeper (July 18)
Published 7/18/2008 by Tom Dunmore at Pitch Invasion
The transfer news to report today is obviously Eto’o’s on going flirtation with playing in Uzbekistan. Cue the Borat jokes. Or was that Kazakhstan? Otherwise, a Friday in mid-summer is a slow day, so we bring a little classic video for you to enjoy. Americas Here’s a puff piece on ESPN Soccernet praising Beckham to the skies for his performances on and off the field since he joined MLS. The man’s done well, but does the world really need more Beckham hype? Oh, and here’s another one in the NY Post. Who knew Wizards vs. Crew would turn in to one of the most exciting ...

GALAXY's Beckham having huge positive impact on his team, league, and sport
Published 7/18/2008 by Mr. Adventure at San Diego MLS Project
Beckham brand continues to swell Galaxy's coffers Kristian Dyer The mania was supposed to be over by now. David Beckham is still drawing in the crowds wherever he goes. (GettyImages) ...

Development News: New ESPN commentary on the business of Beckham
Published 7/19/2008 by Mr. Adventure at MLS Expansion And Development
... ( http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=555819&sec=mls&root=mls&cc=5901 ) ...

GALAXY's Donovan 'gets even' in New York...
Published 7/20/2008 by Mr. Adventure at San Diego MLS Project
It was the largest attendance for either team in any venue so far this season, and the match Saturday night between the GALAXY and RBNY at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ certainly did not disappoint... After so many problems with injuries and so little playing time this season, LA's Carlos Ruiz finally got his first Galaxy goal; his teammates David Beckham and Landon Donovan also had a positive impact... Donovan had - perhaps -the most dramatic, and certainly - the most important - moment of the match when he scored an equalizer in the final moments of the final stoppage time. ...

Saturday night soccer — Galaxy and Red Bulls entertain big crowd, Donovan ‘gets even’ in NY
Published 7/20/2008 by Ric at The World's Beautiful Game
It was the largest attendance for either team in any venue so far this season, and the match Saturday night between the GALAXY and RBNY at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ certainly did not disappoint… After so many problems with injuries and so little playing time this season, LA’s Carlos Ruiz finally got his first Galaxy goal;  his teammates David Beckham and Landon Donovan also had a positive impact… Donovan had - perhaps -the most dramatic, and certainly - the most important - moment of the match when he scored an equalizer in the final moments of the final ...

Special Feature w/VIDEOS - GALAXY @ RBNY
Published 7/20/2008 by Mr. Adventure at MLS Expansion And Development
from MVN Soccer, It was the largest attendance for either team in any venue so far this season, and the match Saturday night between the GALAXY and RBNY at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ certainly did not disappoint... After so many problems with injuries and so little playing ...

So Cal Style: Galaxy hold their own in enemy territory
Published 7/20/2008 by Mr. Adventure at San Diego eXtreme Sports Coalition
from MVN Soccer, It was the largest attendance for either team in any venue so far this season, and the match Saturday night between the GALAXY and RBNY at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ certainly did not disappoint... After so many problems with injuries and so little playing time this season, LA's Carlos Ruiz finally got his first Galaxy goal; his teammates David Beckham and Landon Donovan also had a positive impact... Donovan had - perhaps -the most dramatic, and certainly - the most important - moment of the match when he scored an equalizer ...

GALAXY's Beckham marks 1st-year anniversary
Published 28 days ago by Mr. Adventure at San Diego MLS Project
This month marks the first anniversary of Beckham's groundbreaking arrival, and this week, his first playing minutes.  Here are some of the news stories coming out marking and reviewing his first year in Major League Soccer... "In year 1, Beckham on target for MLS" (USA Today) "David Beckham still up to task of spreading soccer joy in America" (NY Daily News) "Beckham brand continues to swell Galaxy's coffers" (ESPN.com) (We will follow ...

Development News: Coverage on Beckham's 1st anniversary in MLS (Part One)
Published 28 days ago by Mr. Adventure at MLS Expansion And Development
This month marks the first anniversary of Beckham's groundbreaking arrival, and this week, his first playing minutes.  Here are some of the news stories coming out marking and reviewing his first year in Major League Soccer... "In year 1, Beckham on target for MLS" (USA ...

So Cal Style: Galaxy's Beckham marks one year @ the HDC
Published 28 days ago by Mr. Adventure at San Diego eXtreme Sports Coalition
This month marks the first anniversary of Beckham's groundbreaking arrival, and this week, his first playing minutes.  Here are some of the news stories coming out marking and reviewing his first year in Major League Soccer... "In year 1, Beckham on target for MLS" (USA Today) "David Beckham still up to task of spreading soccer joy in America" (NY Daily News) "Beckham brand continues to swell Galaxy's coffers" (ESPN.com) (We will follow ...