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Video: GALAXY v FC BARCELONA --- (Beckham's goal - fan version 1)
Video: GALAXY v FC BARCELONA --- (Beckham's goal - fan version 1)
(1:15) With 93,137, the sold-out friendly at the Rose Bowl was the most-attended U.S. soccer match since '94 FIFA World Cup; here, David Beckham's 45th minute equalizing 1-1 goal is met with a loud chorus of cheers. --- Fan-made version from the stands on Saturday, August 1. (FC Barcelona won, 2-1.)
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youtube.com — (from ESPN Films) After the conclusion of this year's 15th Summer X Games, this film will debut... on the big screen (August 21). --- Classic moments the classic X Games sports feature athletes including: Shaun White, Tony Hawk, Travis Pastrana, Mat Hoffman, Ricky Carmichael, Danny Way, others... (more) Video: X GAMES 3D The Movie (trailer)
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youtube.com — July 31 --- SKY News / BBC News: Excerpts from breaking news reports on the death of... Sir Bobby Robson. --- The former England national football manager died Friday after a long battle with cancer at age 76. --- Robson, the son of a coal miner, was one of the most respected men in world football. (more) Video: Sir Bobby Robson (1933-2009)
X GAMES Video: Skateboard Big Air - Jake Brown
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youtube.com — (posted by mote335) Fan-made video from the stands at the Staples Center captures Jake Brown's 900 attempt... in the Skateboard Big Air Final. --- Brown was the Gold medalist in this event (from Summer X Games 15, Thursday night, July 30). (more) X GAMES Video: Skateboard Big Air - Jake Brown
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VIDEOS - GALAXY hosts FC BARCELONA, Beckham scores
San Diego MLS Project — from MLSNet, "A second-half goal by Jefferen Suarez was enough to give FC Barcelona a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Galaxy in a friendly Saturday night. A sold-out crowd of 93,137 at the Rose Bowl gave the game an international match atmosphere as Barcelona kicked off their preseason tour through the United States." "Barca is one of four European teams to win its league, national cup and a continental championship in one season. Last season's UEFA Champions League winners, Barca also won Spain's La Liga (first division) and the nation's Copa del Rey in the same ...

VIDEOS - GALAXY v BARCA (incl. Beckham's goal)
San Diego eXtreme Sports Coalition — 93, 137 - the most to attend a soccer match in the U.S. since the 1994 FIFA World Cup - were treated to a great club friendly at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night.  Though the expected victors - FC Barcelona - did, in fact win (2-1), a great bonus for Galaxy fans in attendance was the fact that David Beckham scored for LA with a beautiful textbook free kick, his first goal for the Galaxy since returning to the team last last month... from MLSNet, "A second-half goal by Jefferen Suarez was enough to give FC Barcelona a 2-1 win against the Los ...

SPECIAL - FC BARCELONA @ GALAXY in Review (Part 1)
MLS Expansion And Development — ( Part 1 is features; articles, commentary, and more videos will comprise Part 2 ) This match saw the largest U.S. crowd for soccer since the 1994 World Cup... FC BARCELONA @ GALAXY, ...

Videos: 93,137 witness Beckham's goal v Barca in LA
The World's Beautiful Game — 93, 137 - the most to attend a soccer match in the U.S. since the 1994 FIFA World Cup - were treated to a great club friendly at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night.  Though the expected victors - FC Barcelona - did, in fact win (2-1), a great bonus for Galaxy fans in attendance was the fact that David Beckham scored for LA with a beautiful textbook free kick, his first goal for the Galaxy since returning to the team last last month... from MLSNet, "A second-half goal by Jefferen Suarez was enough to give FC Barcelona a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles ...

Galaxy vs. FC Barcelona Impressions
LA Galaxy — Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Here are a series of impressions from my experience of the Galaxy - Barcelona match. ***** Saturday morning at the Farmer’s Market I frequent I met fellow futbol blogger Jennifer Doyle who writes From A Left Wing which explores the “cultural politics of soccer”. It’s a good read that gets into a lot of the grit of the cultural place of futbol in America. She also spends a lot of time looking at the women’s game, one of the few such outlets out there. But the point was that we met, ...

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Pedro Rodriguez and Jeffren Suarez scored to give FC Barcelona a 2-1 exhibition victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy in front of 93,137 fans at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night. David Beckham scored for the Galaxy. He received a mixed reception when the ...
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Playing European Champions Barcelona wasn’t only a memorable experience for the Los Angeles Galaxy, but it was something they took a great deal from.