My opinion of David Beckham is pretty neutral. He used to be a very good soccer player but I could do without his attempt to be a style icon. Luckily, it looks like at least one of his kids will turn out to be pretty cool. If I were five years old, I’d be Cruz Beckham’s friend.
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David Beckham is a fashionable chap. He may have had the most influential faux hawk of the last decade. However, he’s also made some major faux pas including: the double pony tail, cornrows, and his recent futuristic mullet. Beckham’s latest over-the-top statement came by way of tattoo rather than hairstyle.
Beckham is currently playing with AC Milan and showed off his new ink after a victory over Juventus. It’s Beckham’s third tattoo “depicting Christian iconography” even though he says he has a strong link to Judaism. Hey, Becks can get whatever tattoos he wants. But the Jesus tat doesn’t really mesh with the pin-up girl in stripper heels on his left arm.
You probably didn’t know it, but MLS played their championship game last night. In an anticlimactic finish, Real Salt Lake defeated the L.A. Galaxy on penalty kicks. RSL won both the semifinal and final on penalty kicks and had finished the regular season with 11 wins, 12 losses, and seven draws.
The result also meant the last of David Beckham in America — at least until next season. The English midfielder had an assist and also scored on his penalty kick in the shootout. Landon Donovan tallied once during the game but failed to convert his penalty kick which doomed the Galaxy. Beckham will now take four weeks off before he goes on loan to AC Milan. But Beckham thinks he’ll be back according to the Seattle Times:
David Beckham promised he will be indeed be back in MLS next season – and that he will eventually exercise his option to own one of the league’s teams.
“Of course,” he said of returning in 2010, after his limped through the Los Angeles Galaxy’s upset loss to Real Salt Lake in the league’s championship match. “I’ve said I’ll be back, and I will.”
Beckham will finish out the season in Italy as he gets in shape for the World Cup this summer. There’s no word on whether or not he’ll sport an improved haircut when he reports to Milan on December 28th.
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Even if there are no NFL games in 2011, Chad Ochocinco still plans on playing football. The Bengals wide receiver has indicated that he may jump to Europe to play soccer if there’s a work stoppage in the NFL.
It’s no secret that the man formerly known as Chad Johnson loves soccer. He grew up playing the game in Florida and is friends with AC Milan star Ronaldinho. Here’s what he told Sports Illustrated about his soccer days:
I played soccer before football, and I was good. That’s where I get my quick feet — my feet are unbelievable. When I got to high school [Miami Beach High], I had to choose between the sports because they were in the same season. I chose football because I saw more opportunity, but it broke my heart. I still follow soccer; I watched every minute I could of the World Cup. I like to think I play football like Ronaldinho, with the trick moves and the anticipation. When he plays soccer, he looks completely different from everybody else. I try to do that too.
In a twitter exchange with ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Ochocinco revealed his plans to potentially join Italian Serie A team AC Milan. So he may join his buddy Ronaldinho in early 2011 if the NFL can’t get a deal done. Here are the screengrabs of the tweets:
The most hilarious part of Ochocinco’s potential international soccer career? Chad Ochocinco would become just the THIRD American to ever play in the Italian Serie A. Alexei Lalas was the first when he joined Padova in 1994 and Oguchi Onyewu (out with a torn knee tendon) is currently signed with AC Milan.
It doesn’t seem like a bad idea. Playing in the Italian league would probably pay better than the UFL (or CFL?) and pose less of an injury risk. Ochocinco would also substantially expand his fanbase internationally. Though, one has to wonder if he’d actually make an impact on one of the best teams in the world. He’d be lucky to earn minutes as a substitute considering he hasn’t trained or played in years. And there are still question to be answered about Chad’s move to Italy. Will he change his name to Otto Cinque? Will I have to pay for a new Ochocinco iPhone application? Only time will tell.
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Fabio Capello has been clear that David Beckham is still under consideration for the England World Cup squad. The England coach said that Beckham is “one of the most important players.” So Beckham still may get a shot to play for England in the 2010 World Cup. It’s been a long road back for the soccer player and part-time model. Beckham stepped down as captain of England in 2006 and was dropped from the team by Steve McClaren in August 2006. He didn’t appear for his home country again until May 2007. In order to make the World Cup team, Capello has been clear that Beckham needs to stay in shape after the MLS season ends. So that means a move to a European club for the winter is nearly inevitable. Luckily for Beckham, AC Milan director Umberto Gandini has expressed interest in bringing Beckham back.
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