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England midfielder David Beckham has a bone bruise in his right ankle, but he still expects to play for his US club Los Angeles Galaxy in the Major League Soccer championship match Sunday.Beckham said Friday he will need a pain-killing injection in the ankle to be ready for Sunday's match against Real Salt Lake on the artificial pitch at Seattle's Qwest Field.Beckham, who has won multiple English Premiership titles with Manchester United and a Spanish League title with Real Madrid, will be playing for the MLS championship for the first time with the Galaxy.

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will return to play for Major League Soccer?s Galaxy after rejecting a lucrative offer to join French club Paris Saint-Germain according to PSG?s president Nasser al-Khelaifi. Beckham?s original deal with the Galaxy expired after the team won the MLS Cup in November. He is expected to re-sign with L.A. on a rolling one-year basis until ...

David Beckham announced his retirement today, and next move could be returning to the United States and become an owner of a franchise in MLS.

David Beckham is to captain the Los Angeles Galaxy for the first time in three years.Bruce Arena, coach of the Major League Soccer club, decided that former England captain Beckham will wear the captain's arm band on Saturday when the Galaxy visit MLS rivals Real Salt Lake."Bruce has asked me to wear it, and I'll be proud to wear it," said Beckham, who is in the final season of the contract that brought him to Los Angeles."It doesn't change the way I play. It's something you're very proud to wear, but you need more than that one leader on the field."

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has insisted he must know soon if the LA Galaxy are willing to let David Beckham join the Premier League high-flyers on loan otherwise the deal has no future.For the former England captain, a stint with Spurs would signal to national manager Fabio Capello that he is still ready to represent his country.The Galaxy would want the 35-year-old midfielder back in time for their Major League Soccer (MLS) season opener against Seattle Sounders on March 15.

England midfielder David Beckham has a bone bruise in his right ankle, but he still expects to play for his US club Los Angeles Galaxy in the Major League Soccer championship match Sunday.Beckham said Friday he will use a pain-killing injection as needed in the ankle to be ready for Sunday's match against Real Salt Lake on the artificial pitch at Seattle's Qwest Field."You've got to be kind of careful with it not to get any kicks on it. So it's definitely been frustrating, but I'm sure it will be fine for Sunday. Definitely be fine for Sunday," Beckham said.