Beck's Back in Training
In what was a surprise to both the Galaxy and reporters, David Beckham kicked a ball today for the first time in more than a month.
So unanticipated was the "event," no cameras were on hand to capture the moment, so the picture accompanying the following story is an old one (although it doesn't make that clear).
Check it out here.
By the way, they'll likely be no blogging first thing in the morning.
I'm heading downtown to the Biltmore Hotel for the 10th Honda Symposium, a two-day event that culminates Friday with the Honda Player of the Year Award Ceremony (the nominees are the Galaxy's Landon Donovan, Fulham's Carlos Bocanegra and Everton's Tim Howard).
Speaking Thursday are Galaxy GM Alexi Lalas, U.S. Men's National Team Coach Bob Bradley and Mexican Football Federation General Secretary Decio de Maria.
The Biltmore has Wi-Fi so I'll blog as events warrant.
Updated 8 a.m. Thursday:
It didn't take long for the Beckham for England speculation to crank up over there.
Not noted in that BBC story: The Galaxy have home games Oct. 13 and Oct. 18 against Toronto and New York respectively
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
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