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Hi Everyone,

I was pleased with our result against Chivas, they are a good team and we showed resolve to come back from one down and then get a draw. This is an important week and we are all determined as a team to go through to the next round.

As you may have heard, I will be returning to AC Milan for a short-term loan move in January. I need to give myself the best chance to make the World Cup squad and playing for Milan will help me. I’m looking forward to seeing the players & staff again. I want everyone to know, I’m committed to LA Galaxy and MLS in the long term and remain as passionate as ever about growing the game of soccer in America.

In the meantime, I’m completely focused on winning a trophy with the Galaxy. I’d like to thank all of you for your continued support.

That’s all for now.

Take care,
David

David Beckham earned $16.5 million from sponsorships deals in ‘08

The Galaxy’s David Beckham earned about $16.5 million last year from various sponsorship deals, according to British company registry figures.

Beckham’s Footwork Productions last year saw its income rise 91% from 2007 and it accounts for about two-thirds of the soccer star’s sponsorship deals, according to the Associated Press.

Beckham, 34, earns $6.5 million a year from his Los Angeles Galaxy contract, which is not part of his sponsorship income. (Beckham paid an undisclosed sum to arrange his loan from the Galaxy to AC Milan for five months earlier this year.)

Beckham and the Galaxy anounced Monday that he would again return to AC Milan during the winter for the opportunity to win a spot on England’s roster for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The plan calls for Beckham to return to the Galaxy in the summer after the World Cup ends. Source

UK Government: David Beckham and Commonwealth War Graves Commission team up for remembrance

Football legend David Beckham has lent his support to an engaging and imaginative new education resource from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which teaches students about the sacrifices made by
footballers during the two world wars.

Glory Days – Football in Times of War is a ten minute DVD aimed at engaging teachers and students. Introduced by David Beckham, and supported by the Daily Mirror newspaper, it has been sent to all schools in the United Kingdom in time for Remembrance Day. The film can be viewed at www.cwgc.org/glorydays/dvd , while the Glory Days website can be accessed at www.cwgc.org/glorydays .

As David says, “We often talk about footballers as heroes, but the real heroes were those men and women, some of them footballers, who gave their lives in the two world wars, and those servicemen and women who still fight for us today. We should remember them always.” Keep reading

Victoria Buys David Micro Pigs

Victoria Beckham, David’s wife of 10 years, splurged recently on a pair of pigs. Micro-pics, to be exact. The designer breed is all the rage in the UK, especially amongst celebrities. Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, has one. Granted, his first purchase after reaching the magical age of 18 and being allowed to access the money he had earned from the Potter films was, seriously, an ice cream truck.

The micro piggies allegedly cost Posh over $2,300 each. Their names, for now, are Elton and David, after Elton John and David Furnish. Keep reading

Beckham won’t leave Galaxy cupboard bare

A year ago at this time, the Galaxy agreed to loan David Beckham to Italian side AC Milan.

Major League Soccer fans and observers gasped and panicked at the move that seemingly left more questions than answers.

Was this the first step on his way out of MLS? How could he turn his back on his club and the league? Where were his priorities?

Now, the Galaxy and AC Milan have once again agreed on a loan deal that, combined with the World Cup, will keep Beckham away from the Galaxy for more than half of the 2010 season. Keep reading

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