Beckham Will Finish Season With Milan
Well I guess this had to be posted in some form or another. David Beckham, who at 33 years of age has brought an injection of youthful exuberance to Milan, will be permitted to finish out the Serie A season. He'll then return to MLS, finish the American season and then, in all probability, buy out the remainder of his contract.
This has been covered to death all over the internet, but all sides did what they had to do. MLS and the Galaxy look bad, but there was no way to avoid it. They were caught between a rock and a hard place and at least secured Beckham for 13 games or so which, while appearing to be a slap in the face to the league and its fans, was absolutely necessary in dealing with sponsors.
Beckham keeps his 2010 chances, Milan keep their man, MLS keeps at least a piece of its biggest star, and the Galaxy keeps its status as a traveling carnival masquerading as a football team. Seriously, at this point why even have L.A. compete in the league? Just have them travel the country playing the Washington Generals.
Milan, as part of the deal, will play the Galaxy in a mid-July friendly. Before you get too excited, remember that Italy and Brazil seem poised to bring full strength sides to the Confederations Cup in South Africa so there's a chance that the Rossoneri will show up in Hollywood without Kaka, Pato, Ronaldinho, or Pirlo. Should be a real cracker...
