After being told early in the year that he will never play for Real Madrid again, David Beckham churned out a performance justifying his £125 million move to LA Galaxy. He not only put Real Madrid on the brink of the title, but also gatecrashed his way back into the comatose England team, resuscitating their Euro 2008 qualifying hopes. What I like about him is his commitment on the pitch and his ability to comeback everytime he has been given stick. He did not play much yesterday on a star studded night in the presence of close pals Tom Cruise and Katy Holmes and tennis sensation Rafel Nadal, but he guided Real Madrid to a position, which would enable them to clinch La Liga. It was upto the rest of the Real Madrid team to justify their presence and boy they did after being down by a goal, they came back strongly with goals from Reyes(2) and Diarra(1), who flew all the way from Africa overnight, for this game.
After a host of trophies with Manchester United, including the famous treble of 1998-99 and the La Liga winners' medal this season, Beckham has paved a dream-path for his entry into Hollywood. What remains to be seen is whether the football in that part of the world is as competitive as here. Whatever it is, he has been one of my personal favourites because of his commitment on the pitch, response under pressure, media handling capabilities and his never say die attitude. His departure to Major League Soccer's LA Galaxy is a great loss to European Club Football and Becks will be missed big time.
All the best Becks and may your star shine bright and long in LA Galaxy!
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