Breaking News: Injured Becks Won't Travel To Dallas For Tuesday's SuperLiga game
The David Beckham road show has been delayed with Galaxy Coach Frank Yallop confirming at training this morning what was widely suspected: Beck's will not travel with the team to Dallas' sold out Pizza Hut Park and remain home rehabbing his still-injured left ankle.
Beckham is now targeting Sunday's MLS game against Toronto F.C. for a return to the field, Yallop said, although that will be played on artificial turf in Canada, which is hard on even completely healthy knees and ankles.
"He's going to start running on it ... tomorrow, so he can get on it and see what it feels like," Yallop said. "He's got to get rid of the pain."
Also out for Tuesday's final SuperLiga group game: Kyle Martino (groin) and Cobi Jones, who was undergoing an MRI Monday to determine the severity of a deep hip strain it's hoped is not a tear.
I'll have more on Beckham's health woes in Tuesday's column.
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