LOS ANGELES, Aug 14 (Reuters) - David Beckham, who has been hampered by an injured left ankle for the last two months, expects to play a major role for Los Angeles Galaxy in their SuperLiga semi-final against D.C. United on Wednesday. " J/ R- y' V+ O! @5 W* q& T
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'I think I can play at least half a game tomorrow, which is important for me,' Beckham, 32, told reporters on Tuesday after taking part in his first training session with the Galaxy at the Home Depot Center.
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'This is my first time, since I arrived, to be out on the training pitch and it felt good.' ( H4 e/ F# l$ M$ M0 I7 @$ x, |
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Galaxy head coach Frank Yallop said: 'David is available to start and play a significant role tomorrow against D.C. United. 5.39.217.76& j0 V2 q- ]4 b. R' p# C" f5 v
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'I fully expect to give him his SuperLiga debut at some point in the contest. Tomorrow's game is very important to the club and we have a number of players injured or suspended so to have David available will be a big boost.'
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Yallop will have to decide whether he prefers to start with Beckham, who is well short of his usual fitness level, or bring his high-profile signing on to the pitch late in the match.
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'It's been frustrating for all of us not to have someone like David available,' Yallop added. 'I think David will be the one who knits it all together.' ) @* ?% i6 O5 }! [4 }& @) I- b
( R9 m! ^9 a# X9 F2 @公仔箱論壇Beckham, one of the world's most marketable sports figures, has made only two fleeting appearances for the Galaxy since joining the Major League Soccer (MLS) club midway through last month. 6 w5 }5 r, x$ W% @
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He played for 16 minutes as a late substitute against FA Cup holders Chelsea on July 21 before making his MLS debut on Thursday at D.C. United, playing the final 21 minutes in a 1-0 loss before a capacity crowd of 46,686. 公仔箱論壇8 F S# k& k9 z5 b+ Z. ~9 Q
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Signed from Real Madrid on a $32.5 million five-year deal, Beckham spent most of his first three weeks in Los Angeles receiving ice treatment and massage in the treatment room or working in the gym. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, u7 t/ R& ?# G6 A( A. M
8 i. H4 s7 Q$ k% C) s* Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe former England captain twisted his ankle playing for his country against Estonia in a Euro 2008 qualifying match in June. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ \; k F) C$ e' c; _
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He then aggravated it in his final appearance for Real 11 days later when his former team clinched the Spanish league title. |
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