LOS ANGELES, Aug 14 (Reuters) - David Beckham, who has been hampered by an injured left ankle for the last two months, expects to play a major role for Los Angeles Galaxy in their SuperLiga semi-final against D.C. United on Wednesday.
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/ _" |1 w: k. U' b. e7 `3 |公仔箱論壇'I think I can play at least half a game tomorrow, which is important for me,' Beckham, 32, told reporters on Tuesday after taking part in his first training session with the Galaxy at the Home Depot Center.
( ^/ s- t' G) y, Z( Y% h+ \) v0 @TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。
l. o2 D, l' t2 A! F" GTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。'It's important for the team that I at least get on the pitch and help contribute. It was good to get out on to the field today and have a bit of practice.
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7 N/ |( b, F1 S, A5 M7 Ios.tvboxnow.com'This is my first time, since I arrived, to be out on the training pitch and it felt good.'
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6 @. l! ?, k1 ~1 t& ABeckham said he was still feeling some pain in his Achilles' tendon and under the ankle. 'My ankle's not perfect,' he added. 'It's about 70-80 percent.' TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. a/ Q; s$ W8 r( D
i U! e2 u7 e# V; a q) U; l# fos.tvboxnow.comGalaxy head coach Frank Yallop said: 'David is available to start and play a significant role tomorrow against D.C. United.
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'I fully expect to give him his SuperLiga debut at some point in the contest. Tomorrow's game is very important to the club and we have a number of players injured or suspended so to have David available will be a big boost.' 公仔箱論壇( T4 f4 _. ^5 ]! d3 O% n# H1 S
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Yallop will have to decide whether he prefers to start with Beckham, who is well short of his usual fitness level, or bring his high-profile signing on to the pitch late in the match. 8 |# ~* `* G! I# |; q
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'It's been frustrating for all of us not to have someone like David available,' Yallop added. 'I think David will be the one who knits it all together.'
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' R8 ~6 }% T& _- Q( Z0 |% OBeckham, one of the world's most marketable sports figures, has made only two fleeting appearances for the Galaxy since joining the Major League Soccer (MLS) club midway through last month.
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6 h( }2 Z( i. I8 ~ {* W5 r9 p4 V1 M公仔箱論壇He played for 16 minutes as a late substitute against FA Cup holders Chelsea on July 21 before making his MLS debut on Thursday at D.C. United, playing the final 21 minutes in a 1-0 loss before a capacity crowd of 46,686. # F. C! q8 X' x& b, E: V' `
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Signed from Real Madrid on a $32.5 million five-year deal, Beckham spent most of his first three weeks in Los Angeles receiving ice treatment and massage in the treatment room or working in the gym. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# R* r% R/ d4 s) t- F
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The former England captain twisted his ankle playing for his country against Estonia in a Euro 2008 qualifying match in June. os.tvboxnow.com* B# T I8 [% @) H
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He then aggravated it in his final appearance for Real 11 days later when his former team clinched the Spanish league title. |
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