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...gets his 1st MLS goal on a nasty free kick and then assist Donavon to defeat D.C. 2 0.

What is this???the Stone Age? Gotta at least have a youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr_qwkmWukI

You're welcome.

Little comparison:
Beckham chooses play in the England game and will most likely sit out a MLS game or two

While
Gerrard chooses to play for Chelsea and sit out the Germany game.

This shows the respect the players have for their league.

Well...................... First off, look at the leagues. Yeah. So, if i was an MLS player, would i prefer to play the Euro qualifiers or Real Salt Lake???

Yea but England has already missed out on Euro 2008 they have no shot. and you can quote me on that!

Or maybe shows respect for their country.
Patrotism a very very powerful thing in some people.
Beckham was kicked to the curb after WC 06. He went and improved himself while England got worse then England asked for him back.
The man is showing a lot of class to play for country after his treatment.
Gerrard also wants to remain safe for contract, while we all know Beckham is safe on that.

I was fortunate to see my first pro soccer game a few weekends back. I was up around NY and my wife gave me a birthday present to see a Red Bulls' game. Yupp, I was one of the 66,000+ watching the Red Bulls play the Galaxy. We were in the fourth row down around the 18 where NY scored their first goal. It was the free kick where the wall jumped and Angel (I believe) slid the ball under the wall - leaving the GK no hope. Yea, Becks' assists were text book Becks, but what you may not have seen (if you do not get FSC) was the number of Becks kicks that hit the wall (I'm guessing at least 5). For my money the best goal of the game was Mathis' in first half stoppage time! It was a beauty, a one time volley from the top of the box! The Beckham - Mathis matchup was interesting to watch, both played center midfield and were constantly 'marking' each other. Mathis was taking 'cheap shots' like Marsch was last week. After the game I went to the souvenir stand to get a shirt. I wanted a Mathis jersey since I used to watch him play at USC. The only Red Bull players' Jersey they had was Reyna - only a couple available. But they had a ton of Beckham's. So all these stats you read about how great his jersey sales are may be because that's about the only jersey they have to sell. Yea, I know you can go to Eurosport and get a different one, but the average un-fan doesn't know that exists.
Hey - LE-Dude (your the techno man), I've got a couple of pictures from the game that I think are interesting. How do I post them? Pictures where Beckham, Mathis, Donovan, Arena and Harkes are all in the frame, etc.

Yupp, Jack came through like I knew he would. Here's the picture I was talking about. For those that want a tour of the picture: The Red Bulls player in the middle is Mathis (13), the next player to the right is Beckham, in front of him is Donovan. Is the other Red Bulls player Altidore? In the back, in his normal lean against the bench cover position, is Arena, and sitting on the bench (I believe) is Harkes. That's where I saw Harkes through the binoculars. After I uploaded the image I see I can tweak the size a little more to make it bigger, but I think you 'get the picture'.



Here's two pictures of the Galaxy warming up:




Here's a picture from after the game of Beckham and Reyna:

OK, that's trying to enlarge something too much - a blow-up of a cropped image from across the field - I'm learning!

I hope you enjoy the pics - It was a great game/birthday present!

Good stuff, Coach!