Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Donovan and Beckham Make USA Soccer Exciting

USA soccer finally found a way to get me interested and it has nothing to do with them defeating Spain and nearly beating Brazil in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in Australia.

What has me excited is the MLS match up on July 16 between the L.A. Galaxy and New York Red Bulls.

This is where David Beckham and Landon Donovan are due to play together on the Galaxy for the first time since Donovan ripped Beckham for his lack of commitment to the team.

The Beckham Experiment, the book where Donovan criticizes Beckham, is scheduled to release two days before this game.

Beckham will finally have to earn some of his $250 million by dealing with an awkward situation with his team mate and facing the media's scrutiny after the game.

Hopefully he'll answer the media after the game and not bypass their questions like LeBron James did after his team lost their playoff series to the Magic this season. I wouldn't be surprised to see a soccer riot if that happened, and I wouldn't blame the fans either. It's the least Beckham can do when he's making the most money ever for an American soccer player.

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