Recovering Beckham set to face D.C. United
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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q5 i" k ?! _'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.
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8 C- o* s. U/ H& Kos.tvboxnow.com'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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'This is my first time, since I arrived, to be out on the training pitch and it felt good.'
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9 m+ z* ^, b8 D6 W& @( |Beckham 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.' os.tvboxnow.com% m7 Y2 c9 _2 J+ a( R' @ S
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Galaxy head coach Frank Yallop said: 'David is available to start and play a significant role tomorrow against D.C. United. 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。6 Y8 G* @- D0 ~+ n, a- V
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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.' os.tvboxnow.com6 c8 H3 t+ D {' s& o# d3 q
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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.
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, p. Q) U6 b% ~7 t'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.' 公仔箱論壇0 q, k7 x+ z' C/ X% g4 w! B! S
h( `' X" C1 e1 \' Nos.tvboxnow.comBeckham, 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. 0 u" L0 l0 R/ @* x! L" ]2 I2 q
) E! |2 E* w# R/ Q- iHe 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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 h. b( t5 O4 R$ u( ~
3 D1 \6 G) I% S# I公仔箱論壇Signed from Real Madrid on a $32.5 million five-year deal, Beckham spent most of his first three weeks in Los Angeles receiving ice treatment and massage in the treatment room or working in the gym.
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The former England captain twisted his ankle playing for his country against Estonia in a Euro 2008 qualifying match in June. 公仔箱論壇/ x7 ~# n% V3 w [5 G- [2 J
6 Z. x; P$ L& l. W" J2 u5 @- E# A公仔箱論壇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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