Video: (Beckham, Angel, NINE Goals!) GALAXY v RED BULLS

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VIDEO: Galaxy-Red Bulls highlights
Published 8/19/2007 by The Beautiful Game at The Beautiful Game

David Beckham makes first start – but is he taking too much on?
Published 8/20/2007 by Richard Arrowsmith at Who Ate All The Pies
Becks made his first start for the LA Galaxy at the weekend but, despite a hat trick of assists, he couldn't prevent his team from losing 5-4 to the New York Red Bulls. While nine goals in one game would have pleased the 66,000 sell out crowd, it's not a score line that you'd usually associate with professional football and most of the goals came from the type of defending that would give Alan Hansen a coronary. It's going to raise a few more questions about the standard of the MLS and, with Beckham's ankle taking a pounding on the artifical surface used at the Giants Stadium, there are doubts whether he will be fit for England's midweek friendly. Click to see all the goals ...

RBNY 5 - GALAXY 4! HISTORIC NITE RECAPPED!
Published 8/20/2007 by Dave Martinez at The Offside
... | August 20th, 2007 I am blankly staring at my screen wondering WHERE CAN I BEGIN? Ah, what a blissful writers block! The crowd was electric, and in mass, intelligent, rooting for their home team, and laying some scattered BOOOOO birds onto King David. The atmosphere was thick and pliable. You could taste the energy. What a night. This was, by far, the best game in our young franchise history. Though Barcelona was quite the spectacle, and we always beat Munich, this game was different; not only did the masses come to see Beckham . . . but they also came to see THE RED BULLS BEAT HIS TEAM. THE GOOD Check out this clip as you read on . . . . I feel reliving the thing whilest reading always helps! THE FANS With a crowd on hand of 66,237 people STRONG, the Red Bulls fans and the tri state area gave the MLS a HUGE shot in the arm - THIS is how you support your local ...

Think Blade Runner Meets Field of Dreams
Published 8/20/2007 by Enrico at The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
... "  Come on.  Any team whose name involves an energy drink should never be mentioned in the same category.  Nice highlights though.  I'd go see a game if given the chance. [YouTube via BH] ...

FanHouse's Top Five: Merril Hoge Slips
Published 8/20/2007 by PostmanR at FanHouse
... over the weekend, but if you have not seen the video highlights of the L.A. Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls tilt, do yourself a favor and watch them now. Whoever edited that thing together deserves an Oscar. ...

What do you want?
Published 8/20/2007 by tedmiller@seattlepi.com (Ted Miller) at Ted Miller's Sports Rant
... ... ---Soccer is boring. Beckham is a has-been. Blaa blaa. Watch. Learn. Appreciate .

David Beckham, Jozy Altidore, and no defense whatsoever
Published 8/20/2007 by PostmanE at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.