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August 2007
- Beckham Injury Overshadows On-Field Loss
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Aug 30, 07 1:54 PM CDT
  
  Already nursing a sore left ankle, David Beckham sprained his right knee last night 30 minutes into the SuperLiga final in LA. The pricey superstar returned to the field to watch the penalty kicks that ended the overtime thriller—another loss for the Galaxy—and may not be ready for next month's critical Euro 2008 qualifying, reports the LA Times. More »
  
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  soccer • injury • David Beckham • Major League Soccer • LA Galaxy • SuperLiga
- Beckham Loses His Cool
  
  newser | Associated Press | Aug 24, 07 7:59 AM CDT
  
  David Beckham got into a fight with an opponent during last night's 3-0 loss to Chivas USA in LA. The groggy, jet-lagged Galaxy star started shouting when Jesse Marsch fouled him on the leg, and the spat quickly devolved into a shoving match between the teams. Marsch said he apologized but Beckham "was kind of done with me." More »
  
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  soccer • David Beckham • fight • Los Angeles Galaxy
- College Athletes Scrape for Cash for Low-Profile Sports
  
  newser | New York Times | Aug 24, 07 5:34 AM CDT
  
  Football and basketball squads are big money makers for colleges, but less popular spectator sports have trouble just staying afloat. How much trouble? Penn State's fencing team clears trash at the football stadium after games to earn funds for the team, reports the New York Times . Star athletes at many other colleges also do menial tasks to raise money. More »
  
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  NCAA • soccer • college • Utah • athlete • swimming • Rutgers • Penn State • college sports • lacrosse
- Becks Draws Monster Crowd, Boos & Cheers
  
  newser | Associated Press | Aug 19, 07 6:49 AM CDT
  
  A record crowd of more than 66,000 turned out yesterday to watch soccer star David Beckham make his first US Major League Soccer start at Giants Stadium. New York Red Bulls fans booed him when he battled for his Los Angeles Galaxies—but cheered the shirtless Becks at game's end. “I’ve had that at many grounds—and worse,” he said of the boos. More »
  
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  soccer • David Beckham • Major League Soccer • LA Galaxy
- Beckham Scores!
  
  newser | Associated Press | Aug 16, 07 3:59 AM CDT
  
  Multi-millionaire soccer superstar David Beckham scored his first goal on this side of the pond last night, hammering home a free kick in the 27th minute of the Los Angeles Galaxy's 2-0 win over D.C. United. The giant hoopla that accompanied Becks' arrival in California with his ex-Spice Girls wife, Victoria, had deflated in recent weeks as he cooled his heels on the sidelines with an injured ankle. More »
  
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  soccer • David Beckham • Major League Soccer • Los Angeles Galaxy • D.C. United
- Fans Flock to See Becks Sit on Bench
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Aug 13, 07 2:44 PM CDT
  
  David Beckham may be sidelined with an ankle injury but that hasn't kept American fans from turning out in droves to watch the British soccer phenom train, sit on the bench, or sub in for a measly 18 minutes for the LA Galaxy as he did in Washington DC last week. That away match was attended by 50,000 fans—a boost from the average 4,000 Beckham's teammates are used to. More »
  
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  Los Angeles • United States • England • Las Vegas • soccer • David Beckham • Major League Soccer • L.A. Galaxy • Adidas
- Boy Scouts Reach Out to Latinos
  
  newser | Boston Globe | Aug 13, 07 12:03 PM CDT
  
  With enrollment down almost 10% in the last 10 years, the Boy Scouts are reaching out to Latinos to fill their ranks. Handbooks, advertisements and bumper stickers are now available in Spanish, and the “be prepared” group has even had permission from ministers to recruit in Hispanic churches, the Boston Globe reports. More »
  
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  soccer • Hispanic • Americans • Latinos • Boy Scouts of America • diversity
- Beckham Makes it Off Bench
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Aug 10, 07 6:38 AM CDT
  
  Despite an injured ankle, soccer megastar David Beckham finally made his long-awaited Los Angeles Galaxy debut last night in a 1-0 loss to D.C. United. Becks came off the bench and played 20 minutes in front of the sellout crowd, chalking up no shots or tackles, but making one pretty pass to teammate Landon Donvovan. More »
  
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  soccer • injury • David Beckham • L.A. Galaxy • D.C. United
- Becks' Ankle Better; Could Play Tonight
  
  newser | Washington Post | Aug 9, 07 6:29 AM CDT
  
  Big-ticket Galaxy star David Beckham says the prognosis is "looking up" for an ankle that sidelined him for his US debut—and there's even a chance he could play as early as tonight. His match against D.C. United at RFK stadium is already sold out. More »
  
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  soccer • injury • David Beckham • Major League Soccer • L.A. Galaxy • D.C. United
- Becks Sidelined, Ignored in MLS Debut
  
  newser | Toronto Star (Canada) | Aug 6, 07 6:29 AM CDT
  
  A raucous Toronto FC crowd of over 20,000 jeered the Galaxy's best player on the field in their season opener yesterday—but it was the home-grown Landon Donovan and not costly English import David Beckham, who is still nursing a balky ankle. Toronto outshot the underwhelming Galaxy 14-2, and both Galaxy shots came after the half; neither squad wound up scoring. More »
  
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  soccer • David Beckham • Major League Soccer • Los Angeles Galaxy • Landon Donovan
- Freddy Adu Heads to Portugal
  
  newser | Washington Post | Aug 1, 07 7:07 AM CDT
  
  Teenage phenom Freddy Adu is leaving American soccer for the Portuguese Benfica squad. The midfielder, who's played in MLS since the age of 14, has signed a 5-year deal with the 103-year-old European club for an undisclosed amount. Though he's had his eye on an oversease contract for a decade, international rules barred Adu from signing until he turned 18. More »
  
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  soccer • Portugal • Pepsi • Major League Soccer • Nike
July 2007
- Fake Beckham Almost Scores on Angelenos
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jul 31, 07 7:03 AM CDT
  
  David Beckham called LA county and sheriff’s offices last week, offering to host kids’ charity events. At least the authorities thought it was the transplanted British soccer star. Instead, it was a crank caller, who made lofty claims about everything from charity work to a black Mercedes in about a dozen calls, the LA Times reports. More »
  
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  Los Angeles • soccer • charity • David Beckham • child welfare
- Triumphant Iraqis Celebrate Soccer Win
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 29, 07 3:16 PM CDT
  
  Iraqis celebrated their national soccer team's triumph in the Asian Cup today in an emotional bout of revelry marked by joyful gunfire in the streets of Baghdad. "We achieved the dream. Allahu Akbar!" a crying fan told Iraqiya state television after Iraq defeated Saudi Arabia 1 to 0 in Jakarta. More »
  
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  Iraq • Saudi Arabia • soccer • suicide bombing • Asian Cup • curfew
- Iraqis Play With Heavy Hearts
  
  newser | AFP | Jul 27, 07 9:44 AM CDT
  
  An undertrained, cobbled-together Iraq squad upset favored South Korea in Wednesday's Asian Cup semifinals, and the Iraqis now head into Sunday's final bearing a heavy burden: Car bombs exploded in crowds of fans celebrating in Baghdad, killing at least 50. Iraq's coach, who is Brazilian, dedicated the win to "the people of Iraq because they deserve it," AFP reports. More »
  
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  Iraq • Baghdad • soccer • car bomb • Fallujah • Asian Cup
- Bombers Target Baghdad Soccer Celebration
  
  newser | BBC | Jul 25, 07 3:54 PM CDT
  
  Car bombings killed at least 50 and injured 135, as Iraqis celebrated their soccer victory over South Korea today. The two separate blasts, one in Baghdad's Mansour district, the other at an army checkpoint, came as cheering throngs crossed sectarian lines in a rare moment of national pride and unity, the BBC reports. More »
  
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  Iraq • Baghdad • South Korea • soccer • suicide bombing • bomb • suicide attack
- Beckham Makes US Debut
  
  newser | Orange County Register (Calif.) | Jul 22, 07 8:50 AM CDT
  
  American soccer's great British hope was cheered, and tackled in his debut yesterday. David Beckham made has first appearance with the LA Galaxy, subbing in for about 15 minutes in the team's loss to Chelsea FC. After a roaring standing ovation, Beckham's uneventful stint on the field was ended by a tackle that took him down and left him clutching his already-injured left ankle. More »
  
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  soccer • David Beckham • Los Angeles Galaxy • LA Galaxy
- Brazil Hot Again at the Copa
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 16, 07 4:17 AM CDT
  
  Despite missing playmakers Kaka and Ronaldinho and scuffling earlier in the tournament, Brazil got hot at the right time to upset old rivals Argentina and win its eighth Copa America, the second in a row. Argentina's freewheeling offense was disrupted by 37 fouls from its calculating, muscular opponent, and Brazil scored two in the first half to take control. More »
  
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  Brazil • soccer • Argentina • Copa America
- Lalas to LA: Let Beckham Focus on Game
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Jul 10, 07 4:11 AM CDT
  
  LA Galaxy owner Alexi Lalas, who shelled out roughly $250 million to bring aging superstar David Beckham to U.S. soccer, fretted publicly that Beckham must focus on the game and not the enhancement of his celebrity. The announcement came four days before the star's unveiling in the movie capital of the world. More »
  
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  soccer • David Beckham • Major League Soccer • Los Angeles Galaxy
- Team Chávez Waves Imperios Adios
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Jul 6, 07 4:36 AM CDT
  
  After vanquishing Mexico in the CONCACAF tournament for North and Central America, a depleted American team went quietly in the first round of the Copa America, hosted by Hugo Chávez's Venezuela. The home team, by contrast, achieved its first victory in the tournament in 40 years, and will move on to the semifinals. More »
  
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  Venezuela • Hugo Chavez • soccer • Team USA (soccer)
- Paraguay Defeats USA 3-1 in Copa America
  
  newser | goal.com | Jul 3, 07 6:52 AM CDT
  
  The United States dropped its second round Group B match to Paraguay at the 2007 Copa America yesterday, with a final score of 1-3. The American side was plagued by an errant defense and poor communication throughout the 90 minutes. The score was even at the half, but an attacking Paraguay squad soon capitalized on some key US miscues. More »
  
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  Colombia • soccer • Argentina • Copa America • Paraguay

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