David Beckham won his 100th cap for England but there was no celebrations as his side were beaten 1-0 by France.

The LA Galaxy midfielder played just over 60 minutes of the game in Paris before being substituted for David Bentley.

He was given a standing ovation as he came off the pitch, watched on by his family including wife Victoria.

One low point in his 100th game was getting a booking after about half an hour for shirt pulling in the Stade de France match.

France got the only goal in the international friendly through a Franck Ribery penalty after 31 minutes.

Beckham said about reaching his 100th cap "I'm very honoured. Straight from when I started playing for England I never dreamed I'd get 100 caps, and hopefully beyond.

"I'm happy but like I said during the week I want to carry on. Of course things can change but I want to carry on playing for my country."

David Beckham was left out of Capello's new England squad that play's Switzerland on Wednesday 6th February because he has not played in a competitive game since November.
He is now aiming for England's next international friendly in Paris on 26th March even though his full season for La Galaxy.

To gain his match fitness Beckham will embark on a month of pre-season tours for the Galaxy.
La Galaxy fly to Hawaii in two weeks to play in the Pan Pacific championship then fly on to South Korea for the Asian tour, after that Beckham will play in China against All-Star Union on 5th March.

Galaxy then returns back to the US for pre-season training. On 15th March they play a charity match against FC Dallas in Texas. By then Beckham will hope that he has done enough to gain his 100th cape against France on 26th March.
La Galaxy's opening game is on Saturday 29th March against Colorado Rapids at Sporting Goods Park.

24th January
Beckham to stay at La Galaxy

After much speculation La Galaxy president Alexi Lalas insisted David Beckham is not for sale to Newcastle or any other club.

The England midfielder was being linked to the Magpies earlier this week as new manager Kevin Keegan started his search for new players.

Newcastle privately dismissed the rumours, and Lalas has reiterated that Beckham is simply not for sale.

Lalas said, “I can confidently say there is absolutely no truth in the speculation linking David with a move to Newcastle United.

“David is gearing up for his 100th game for England and we are proud and excited for him.

“We have had no contact from any representatives for Newcastle United, but I recognise that there will always be speculation surrounding him.

“David is not for sale at any price.”

23rd January
Beckham  in Sierra Leone mission

2nd January
DAVID BECKHAM TRAINS WITH THE ARSENAL

The supporters noise level rose every time the 32-year-old England star touched the ball, even though the bulk of the 31,853 crowd -- a New Zealand record for a football match -- were supporting the home team.

When the Galaxy were awarded penalty the jeers turned to cheers when Beckham stepped up and blasted the spot kick high into the right of the net for the Galaxy's final goal.

Beckham said it was good for the Galaxy to end their two-match tour Down Under on a winning note, following a 5-3 loss to Sydney on Tuesday.

"We played the ball around well and enjoyed it," he said.

But the result did not mean much to the crowd, who were happy just to see their hero in the flesh.

The LA Galaxy star will front a new underwear campaign in a series of billboard and fashion magazine adverts from the start of next year.

The underwear will launch at Emporio Armani stores in the U.S. next month and, in January, on the Web sites of Macy's and Bloomingdale's, as well as the Emporio Armani Web site.

Beckham advertising the
Motorola RAZR 2 mobile phone

13th November
David Beckham Ruled Out For Premiership Loan

La Galaxy want David Beckham to remain in America to rest and avoid any chance of  another injury setback ahead of the new season which gets under way in April.

Several Premier League clubs were in talks in bringing the winger back to England during the winter break, but LA Galaxy owner Tim Leiweke has ruled out such a move.

"It will never happen. David is our property. For David to play in England in the off-season is not in his best interests or ours," Leiweke quoted.

Beckham is currently with the England squad for their friendly in Austria on Friday evening before they face their  important final Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia at Wembley next week.

Beckham invite for England legends

David Beckham has been offered the chance to play for an 'England Legends' XI in December But this will depend on the commitments his club in America, LA Galaxy, might have at that time.

Beckham has not been at full fitness since playing through pain at the end of last season with Real Madrid and has only played in a handful of games for  England and his new club Los Angeles Galaxy.

PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor said: "We have invited David, who is an ambassador in our centenary year, to play at the City of Manchester Stadium. If he is available we would want him to play for the England Legends team."

After withdrawing from the 3-0 Euro 2008 qualifying win over Israel at Wembley on Saturday - and the game with Russia which takes place on Wednesday night - has given Shaun Wright-Phillips a chance to claim  the right-wing position.

30th August
Beckham injured in Superliga final

The Galaxy were beaten 4-3 on penalty kicks after playing to a 1-1 tie after 90 minutes  and 30 minutes of overtime. Beckham, who rejoined his team on the bench for overtime and the penalty kicks, limped off the field afterwards and is expected to be out for 6/8 weeks.

Carlos Rodriguez's scored his penalty kick  past goalkeeper Joe Cannon to give Pachuca a 4-3 lead in the shootout. Abel Xavier then missed for Los Angeles, ending the marathon match.

19th August
NY Red Bulls 5 - 4 LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy were narrowly defeated in a match played out in front of a MLS record crowd of 66,000 who were on the edge of their seats through out the game. David Beckham started and went the full 90+ minutes at Giants stadium tonight.

Giants Stadium is nearly empty for most Red Bulls' games _ the team's average of 11,573 for its first 10 home matches was next to last in the league. The crowd that came out for Beckham was the largest in franchise history and the largest there for a U.S. league game since the Cosmos drew 70,312 against Fort Lauderdale on June 22, 1980.

With his injured left ankle still heavily bandaged and lacking match fitness he played with great determination. With three assists and creating most of the  Galaxy's attacking opportunities he kept the Galaxy in the game but the New York Red Bulls were the better team and snatched the victory in the end. Although it was only captain Beckham's second start and his first full game in over 8 weeks he has already had a major effect on the Galaxy who bear little resemblance to the team that lost to the New England Revolution.

Beckham playing his first full game in La Galaxy away shirt.

Until last night, Beckham had played only 100 minutes since his Galaxy debut nearly a month ago. But last night he was forced to play the full game after an early injury to a teammate changed the Galaxy’s substitution plans.

“I was surprised to actually play 90 minutes,” Beckham said. “My ankle took quite a bit of pounding on the turf. It’s a surface I’m not used to.”

Beckham will now join England’s national team as it prepares for Wednesday’s friendly against Germany in the UK. Then he will travel 5,400 miles to appear in the Galaxy’s game against Chivas USA on Thursday night.

15th August 
Beckham scores his first goal for LA Galaxy

David Beckham scored his first goal for LA GALAXY  and set up the second For Donovan as La Galaxy beat DC United 2-0 in their semi-final meeting at the Home Depot Center last night to send his team into the inaugural SuperLiga final.

Beckham's goal was a trademark free-kick in the 28th minute sending the La Galaxy fans crazy then set up the second with a pass for Landon Donovan to score.

The England midfielder started the match and played 63 minutes before being subbed midway through the second half.

The only minor hiccup was his yellow card for a foul on DC United's Jaime Moreno in his 18th minute.

Beckham said after the game "It was nice to get the early goal," he said. "But it was not just about my goal and Landon's goal.

"I think it was a team performance that was exceptional, we worked hard as a team and played hard as a team and we won as a team.

"So it was more pleasing for the performance.

"I've always said that everybody has to be patient. I had to let nature take its course with my ankle. It's an injury and there wasn't much I could do about that.

"I was happy to be out there with the team and happy to be playing again so we're very happy."

LA Galaxy will now take on Mexican side CF Pachuca on 29 August for the SuperLiga title.

9th August

 David Beckham played the final 21 minutes in the Los Angeles Galaxy's 1-0 loss to D.C. United at the RFK Stadium on Thursday night, the biggest debut for a foreign star in a U.S. soccer league since Pele arrived in 1975.

"It's not nice to disappoint people," Beckham said. "It's not nice to disappoint people that paid a lot of money to come and see the game. I was glad to get on the pitch tonight. It was a good night, but it was a bad night, too, because we ended up losing the game."

The sellout crowd of 46,686,  roared when the 32-year-old star stripped off his warmup jacket and T-shirt, then put on his No. 23 jersey and replaced Quavas Kirk in the 72nd minute.

The crowd cheered everytime Beckham touched the ball.

The former captain of England's national team did get one free kick, but it was from 40 yards out .

He hit it into the penalty area, where Carlos Pavon headed the ball over the crossbar.

Since joining the Galaxy, Beckham had made only a 16-minute appearance as a substitute against England's Chelsea. He then missed all three of the Galaxy's SuperLiga games as well as Sunday's scoreless MLS draw at Toronto.

DAVID BECKHAM finally made his debut in a  LA Galaxy Football Shirt when he came on as a substitute for the last 12 minutes against Chelsea.

England midfielder Beckham, got a massive reception from the capacity crowd 27,000  at the Home Depot Center, although he has been struggling with an ankle injury he still showed touches of quality.

Beckham said afterwards: "It was very emotional - I think just proud of the way people reacted to me today personally.

"I think to have a full stadium like we did today is credit to the supporters and credit to the people in LA that have supported the MLS for many years, and with a full stadium tonight it has been amazing.

"The reaction to me when I just either take my top off or kick the ball has been incredible but it makes me feel a little bit embarrassed at times when I get that sort of reaction.

"But it's incredible and I have to thank the people and the fans for coming out to watch the game tonight."

"I'm not fit and I haven't trained since I have been out here," added Beckham. "The ankle is swollen and we'll see how it is tomorrow.

"I sprained it in the England game and I played four days after I pulled the ligaments.

"Then I had the last game of the Spanish season a week after and I had three injections to numb it and I played in that game without any feeling in my foot.

"There are always going to be problems after that but that's what I wanted to do, to play in that game.

Chelsea won 1-0 with captain John Terry scoring the only goal just after the break, with a powerful shot.

Among the crowd were Beckham's wife, Victoria, and their children with actresses Katie Holmes, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and actors Ray Winstone and John Hurt .

Beckham is expected to join Major league soccer team LA GALAXY
in July summer 2007 when the new jersey will be unveiled on Friday 13th.
Beckham also has continuing and new deals with Motorola, VW,
Pepsi and Adidas worth $20 million-$25 million a year.

He has also been called back into the ENGLAND football team, after
at first being rejected by England manager Steve Mclaren.
Beckham is back proudly wearing the England Shirt
and still playing a major part for his country.

Beckham has won six Premiership medals, two FA Cups, one Champions League
and the Intercontinental Cup (now known as FIFA Club World Championship),
the most important club prize in the world soccer calendar.
La Liga title champions 2007, voted the BBC's "Sports Personality of the Year,"
and has played for England more than 90 times.

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