The David Beckham Academy

DC United gets their own Beckham

The DCenters found this 1/30/2008 on mysoccerblog.blogspot.com

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 ...

"David Beckham World of Sport" Academy and Resort coming soon to Brazil ... and England ... and America

MVNsoccer posted 1/30/2008 from www.sportsya.com

SPORTS YA: "...The academy will have eight soccer fields to practice and a stadium able to hold 10,000 people...It will be part of a resort project to be built by Norwegian firm Brazil Developement, in which Real Madrid player Raul is also a partner. --- The existing David Beckham Academies in the U.S. and U.K. are expected to be expanded similarly to this one, the "David Beckham World of Sport"

The Official LA Galaxy Blog: Ruiz to Remain in LA in Preparation for Preseaon Training

MVNsoccer posted 1/30/2008 from thelagalaxy.blogspot.com

January 29 --- Recently acquired LA Galaxy forward Carlos Ruiz will remain in Los Angeles to prepare for the club’s preseason training and to continue to rehabilitate his right knee which underwent successful arthroscopic surgery in November to clean up his lateral meniscus. --- Therefore Ruiz was not on the Guatemalan national team roster which reported for training camp on Monday...

James Lawton: Capello must be Machiavellian enough to insist on survival of fittest for England - News & Comment, Football

The Far Post Report found this 1/30/2008 on www.independent.co.uk

GETTY IMAGES Capello has a choice between team-building and public relations over whether to give David Beckham a 100th cap

David Beckham's Blog

MVNsoccer posted 1/31/2008 from www.davidbeckham.com

(sample entry) January 30 --- Hi everyone, I have just returned from Brazil where over the weekend I unveiled the plans for a brand new sports complex and Academy. It's an incredible project of which I am very proud...which will include local schools just like my Academies in London and Los Angeles. And like them, my Brazilian Academy will be open to people whatever their ability...