David Beckham agrees with Alex Ferguson, says he was not world class
David Beckham agrees with Sir Alex Ferguson’s assessment that he was not a “world-class” player. The former Manchester United manager’s latest autobiography includes a claim that he managed only four...
View ArticleDon Garber warns: David Beckham expansion group needs to find a stadium ‘soon’
Photo credit: AFP. Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber says David Beckham’s Miami expansion group needs to solve its stadium issues “soon” or risk not being added as the league’s 24th team. The...
View ArticleDavid Beckham finally has a stadium deal for his Miami MLS expansion team
After two years of frustration and failure, retired English star David Beckham’s Major League Soccer expansion group announced Friday it has secured a stadium development site northwest of downtown...
View ArticleMLS owners back Beckham Miami deal, and expansion up to 28 clubs
Major League Soccer’s board of governors approved the planned new stadium location for David Beckham’s expansion team in Miami on Saturday and backed future MLS expansion to 28 teams. On the eve of...
View ArticleAccess to public transit makes David Beckham’s Miami MLS stadium site a winner
The long and winding road of David Beckham’s stadium saga in south Florida is nearing the final stages. After years of discussion centering on “sexy” sites on the water and close to Marlins Park, the...
View ArticleChelsea and PSG owners eye Beckham MLS Miami buy-in, says report
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, Paris Saint Germain’s Qatari owners and a Chinese group are among investors looking at purchasing a majority stake in David Beckham’s Major League Soccer team, the...
View ArticleManchester United’s ‘Class of ‘92’ are overhyped and overrated
Ah, 1992, what a year. George Bush and Boris Yeltsin declared a formal end to the Cold War; the Yugoslav Federation broke up; Los Angeles burned amid the Rodney King riots; the Czechoslovak Parliament...
View ArticleDavid Beckham pleads for Louis Van Gaal patience
Photo credit: AFP David Beckham has come to the defense of under-pressure Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, saying the Dutchman needs time to turn the club’s fortunes around. United’s 3-0 FA...
View ArticleBecks effect behind Hong Kong’s first lady of football
Hong Kong (AFP) – Hong Kong trailblazer Chan Yuen-ting became the first woman coach to take a men’s football team to a top-flight title thanks to the toughness that earned her the nickname “beefball”...
View ArticleFootball sex abuse scandal a disgrace, says Beckham
London (AFP) – England football icon David Beckham labelled the historical sex abuse scandal that has rocked the sport as a ‘disgrace’ in an insightful interview on BBC Radio on Sunday. He was...
View ArticleBeckham denies using charity to boost image
London (AFP) – David Beckham on Saturday blasted reports that he used his children’s charity work to boost his public image and chances of getting a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. A spokesman for...
View ArticleLeaked emails tarnish golden boy David Beckham
London (AFP) – David Beckham’s squeaky-clean image as a British cultural icon has taken a battering following the leaking of expletive-strewn emails in which he apparently raged about not receiving a...
View ArticleBeckham open to possibility of NWSL team for Miami
Photo credit: Christopher Harris David Beckham is open to the possibility of Miami’s new MLS franchise fielding a NWSL team in the future, according to his remarks in a press conference on Monday....
View ArticleMLS takes calculated risk with Miami amidst stadium concerns
why On Monday, MLS did what it promised not to do in Miami. The top-flight soccer league in the United States approved Miami as its newest expansion team even though the stadium location is far from...
View ArticleDeadpool makes appearance in FOX’s World Cup TV ad [VIDEO]
FOX Sports has unveiled a new World Cup TV commercial that features Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds and David Beckham to promote the coverage of the world’s greatest sports tournament that will be held...
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