Los Angeles Galaxy star David Beckham is on loan from the Soccer Betting Galaxy to Italian club AC Milan for two months at which time he is supposed to return to Los Angeles. Beckham though has indicated that he might want to stay on with Milan. “Playing here is every footballer’s dream,” Beckham said, “But it’s not easy to decide. It’s a matter that requires time. I’m under contract with, and have lots of respect for, Galaxy. But the possibility to play at Milan is something special. I knew I’d have fun but I didn’t expect to have so much fun. Anyway, I am a very respectful person.”

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AC Milan executive Adriano Galliani has said Milan would pay the Galaxy for Beckham. Whether that is possible or not remains to be seen but Los Angeles Galaxy chief executive Tim Leiweke believes that Beckham will return. In the L.A. Times Leiweke was quoted as saying, “David is under contract to the Galaxy and I had a good, straightforward conversation with him before he left and he loves it in L.A. [...]

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MLS star Landon Donovan will join German champ Bayern Munich and be with the team until mid-March. “He (Donovan) will in any case now play for us until March 15,” Bayern manager Uli Hoeness said. Donovan is the second Los Angeles Galaxy player to move overseas in the MLS off-season as David Beckham joined AC Milan earlier this year.

Donovan led the MLS with 20 goals in 25 games for the Galaxy this past season. He is also the U.S. national team’s all-time leading scorer. Donovan has not had much success in the Bundesliga in the past. Twice previously he has tried to make it in the league with Bayer Leverkusen and failed. He never got into a match from 1999-2001. He returned in 2005 but failed to score in seven league appearances and two in the Soccer Betting Champions League.

Donovan has been practicing with Bayern for the past week or so in hopes of joining the team. “He is the exceptional player in North America, including Mexico,” Bayern coach Juergen Klinsmann said, “Landon knows that Europe is where it’s at in football. And he has all the qualities to break through in Europe.” The addition of Donovan could be an important one for Bayern. “He is an excellent player with many qualities and he is only 26,” Bayern striker Miroslav Klose said. “I think that he would find himself in the Bundesliga.”

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David Beckham will go from the Los Angeles Galaxy of the MLS to AC Milan of the Soccer Betting Italian League beginning in January. It will be a loan from the Galaxy to AC Milan. Much of the details remain unknown. “Terms of the agreement will remain confidential,” said the Major League Soccer and the Italian League.

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Beckham could join AC Milan in late December but it is more likely he will make his first appearance with the team in January. He will return to the Galaxy in March. “He’s going to be back in March, and we believe it’s right around March 1, and he will be available for our opening game,” Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena said, “I haven’t seen the exact details of the loan agreement yet . . . but we fully anticipate that this loan is for approximately two months. There’s a possibility he could go in December.”

The MLS season is expected to begin sometime between March 14th and March 28th. Beckham will be getting a lot of action considering he will probably be playing for England as well. England has a friendly against Slovakia in London on March 28. They then play a World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on April 1st. That is a lot of travel for Beckham. “I am fine with everything. I have a very good feel for the whole situation,” Arena said.

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Brian McBride scored two goals as the Chicago Fire clinched a playoff spot in the MLS with a 2-2 draw against Columbus. The Crew actually led 2-1 before McBride tied it in the 79th minute. McBride earned MLS player of the week honors with the two goals. More playoff spots will be on the line this week and next as most teams have just two matches remaining. The draw was also good for Columbus as the point clinched for them the best overall record in the league. Chicago already knows that they will face New England in the Soccer Betting first round of the MLS Cup playoffs. The Fire were 3-0 against the Revolution during the regular season.

The Los Angeles Galaxy were without David Beckham but got a 3-2 win over Colorado to keep their slim hopes alive. Beckham left to join England for World Cup qualifying. The Galaxy are in sixth place in the Western Conference, two points behind Colorado and four points out of a playoff spot with just two matches remaining.

Houston is leading the Western Conference by two points over Chivas USA. The Dynamo are unbeaten in their last six matches. Chivas clinched a playoff spot as well and they are still in the running for the top spot in the West as they are just two points back. Also in the West, FC Dallas got a very important draw with Toronto that puts them in position to clinch a playoff spot. FC Dallas is unbeaten in their last four. Real Salt Lake got a draw with New York and they are also in position to clinch a spot in the playoffs. In the East, Kansas City moved back into a playoff spot with a 1-0 win against New England.

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The Los Angeles Galaxy will play their first game under new general manager and head coach Bruce Arena on Thursday as they host the Chicago Fire. The Galaxy are winless in their last eight games overall but they have owned the Fire of late, losing only one match at home against Chicago in the last four years.

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The Galaxy have not won a match since June 14th at San Jose. They are 0-4-4 in their last eight games and have been outscored 21-12 in those matches. The Galaxy’s longest winless streak in history is 10 games during the 2006 season. The winless streak caused owner Tim Leiweke to make a change and he brought in former U.S. national manager Bruce Arena as coach and GM. He will be expected to get Los Angeles back into the playoff picture and has little time to do it. The Galaxy have just 10 games remaining in the regular season. “In this league there’s not a big gap from top to bottom. If a team can get a couple of wins under their belt, get a couple of consecutive wins, it becomes a team with momentum and things change,” said Arena. “You see it throughout the season in the league. What we need to do is get ourselves on a bit of a run where we start collecting some points and position ourselves to be in the playoffs.”

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The Soccer Betting Los Angeles Galaxy had a major house cleaning on Monday as head coach Ruud Gullit resigned and general manager Alexi Lalas was let go. “We are stepping up and doing what we need to do to straighten this thing out,” Galaxy CEO Tim Leiweke said. Los Angeles is winless in their last seven games despite having stars David Beckham and Landon Donovan on the roster.

The Los Angeles Galaxy has gotten good play out of Landon Donovan and David Beckham but not enough from other players or from the coaches. “There are two good people that for different reasons aren’t part of this organization today, and that’s a shame,” Leiweke said. “The fact is, the players have to look deep inside themselves and understand they have to be responsible for some of this. Am I angry we find ourselves in the situation we find ourselves in? Yes. This is not a fun week. The Galaxy hasn’t made the playoffs for a couple years. Punting on this season is not acceptable. It starts Thursday.”

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Gullit didn’t get a lot of time on the job. He signed a three-year deal last November but the winless streak has the Galaxy with just 23 points and a record of 6-8-5. Gullit will be replaced on an interim basis by 37-year-old Cobi Jones.

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The 2008 MLS All-Star game on Thursday in Toronto matches up the best of the MLS against West Ham United from the Soccer Betting Premier League. The MLS All-Stars have had great success against foreign teams, winning against Celtic of the Scottish League last year, Chelsea in 2006 and Fulham in 2005. The MLS All-Stars also defeated Chivas de Guadalajara in 2003.

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Thursday’s game could be a high scoring game, unlike the previous two that ended 2-0 and 1-0 in favor of the MLS All-Stars. West Ham has already defeated Columbus 3-1 in a friendly as part of their preseason schedule. The All-Star game is the third of seven preseason friendlies for West Ham as they prepare for their Premier League opener against Wigan on August 16th.

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The top two teams in the Western Conference meet on Thursday in Los Angeles as the Galaxy host Chivas USA. Chivas is unbeaten in their last three games overall while the Galaxy is winless in their last three.

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The Los Angeles Galaxy are coming off a 2-1 loss in their last game to the New England Revolution. Landon Donovan was not able to start due to illness but he did enter in the second half and the Galaxy played better but it was not enough. “It is always good to have your best players out there. Obviously Landon is one of the best players we have got so it is good to have him out there. He has been ill for two or three days and he has not even trained so it was impossible for him to start from the word go,” Galaxy star David Beckham said. “When he did come on it changed the game and it set their players back because they know his pace and they know what he can do. It put us on the front foot and gave us for opportunities to create chances.” The problem for the Galaxy recently has been their defense. Los Angeles has given up nine goals in their last three games.

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England shut out the United States 2-0 in a friendly on Wednesday at Wembley Stadium in England. Captain John Terry and Steven Gerrard scored goals for the English squad. The United States squad is playing three friendlies before their World Cup qualifier next month against Barbados. In addition to England, the U.S. will play Spain and Argentina. If the English result is any indication, the U.S. has a long way to go.

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The match was completely dominated by England. Terry headed in David Beckham’s free kick in the 38th minute to give England the lead. Gerrard made it 2-0 taking a Gareth Barry pass in the 59th minute. The match was attended by only 71,233 fans, the smallest England crowd since the stadium was rebuilt and reopened a year ago.

England had a very experienced team that kept control of the match from the beginning. England nearly scored in the 11th minute but referee Kyros Vassaras blew the whistle forcing a second free kick after England would have scored on the first one. Beckham proved that he still has a lot left as he set up a number of good chances for England in the first half. He did not play the second half.

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Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he will decide next week whether or not to stay with Manchester United or go to Real Madrid.

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It is expected that Real Madrid will make an offer of up to £100 million for soccer’s best player Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo had 42 goals in all competition this season as Manchester United won both the Soccer Betting Premier League and the Champions League. “My future will be clear next week. Everyone will be pleased – my club as well as me,” Ronaldo said, “I think I will definitely be here next season. Yes, I want to stay. I have played five years for this club and I’d love to stay here. I love the people, the players are fantastic, the atmosphere is unbelievable, the staff are great. That is the reason I want to stay. We won the most important trophies this season. I want to do it again next season but no one knows the future.â€�

Cristiano Ronaldo is aware that Manchester United has a great team capable of winning again next season. “This is a young team and we have everything to win next year,” said Ronaldo. “We want to win the Champions League again and we have a good chance. We have a good team spirit. I can get better. The goals are not the most important thing. Maybe I will…

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