<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>David Beckham: News &amp; Videos about David Beckham - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/David_Beckham</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about David Beckham from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:50:25 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>David Beckham: News &amp; Videos about David Beckham - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/David_Beckham</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about David Beckham from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Andrea Canales: Future plans of Beckham, Blanco won't hurt MLS clubs</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrea_canales/11/02/blanco.beckham/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrea_canales/11/02/blanco.beckham/index.html</guid><description>Two key players in the MLS playoffs were instrumental in helping their teams in the first leg of their respective aggregate-score series this past weekend. Despite their contributions, though, they and their teammates know full well that come January, they won't return to their current clubs for the preseason, but instead will be with other teams in other countries.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Limey:  Competition tight in EPL, more on Beckham's World Cup role</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_limey/10/30/limey/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_limey/10/30/limey/index.html</guid><description>Things are a little tight at the top of the English Premier League, and it's making people nervous. Only seven points separate the top seven teams, and the pack could further congest if Aston Villa, Manchester City and Arsenal win their games in hand.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Andrea Canales: Playoff-bound Galaxy turn around fortunes as team</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrea_canales/10/05/la.galaxy/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrea_canales/10/05/la.galaxy/index.html</guid><description>CARSON, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Galaxy weren't celebrating Friday's big victory too much, perhaps taking a cue from their coach, Bruce Arena.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grant Wahl: With and without Beckham, Galaxy have become a force</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/grant_wahl/08/24/beckham.galaxy/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/grant_wahl/08/24/beckham.galaxy/index.html</guid><description>"I would like to think that I can be up there with the best players [in MLS], but who knows? ... That's what I'll be hoping for: not just to be the best player in the league, but to be one of the best teams in the league."   -- David Beckham, May 2007</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Noah Davis: Suddenly, L.A. Galaxy look like an MLS Cup contender</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/noah_davis/08/19/week.23/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/noah_davis/08/19/week.23/index.html</guid><description>Our weekly dose of Major League Soccer quick takes, plotlines to watch and Power Rankings.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Answers Your Questions</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20294376,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20294376,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The star athlete fields questions from readers about living with Posh and life after soccer</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Andrea Canales: Can 'The Beckham Experiment' 2.0 actually work?</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrea_canales/07/14/david.beckam/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrea_canales/07/14/david.beckam/index.html</guid><description>CARSON, Calif. -- Depending on your criteria, this is the second or third attempt to fit David Beckham into a club and league where, for two years, success has eluded everyone involved. The puzzle has proved more complicated than anyone -- perhaps most of all, Beckham himself -- ever expected. Can it finally work?</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Norman Chad: Beckham's time with Galaxy was ultimately a scam</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/norman_chad/07/12/slouch/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/norman_chad/07/12/slouch/index.html</guid><description>To: David Beckham  From: Couch Slouch  Re: To live and die in L.A.</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ask David Beckham a Question!</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/reader/email/0,,20289006,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/reader/email/0,,20289006,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Before we talk to the soccer superstar, we want to hear from you</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Soccer America: Specter of Beckham looms over struggling Galaxy</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/soccer_america/04/21/beckham.galaxy/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/soccer_america/04/21/beckham.galaxy/index.html</guid><description>You can't blame coach Bruce Arena, Los Angeles Galaxy players and the rest of the organization if they'd rather not talk about David Beckham. No doubt they've got plenty of problems dealing with the here and now rather than what happens later. But rather soon that deal will come around.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Shows Off His 'Aura' - Shirtless, Of Course!</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20273242,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20273242,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The soccer stud launches new Motorola phone campaign</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Luis Bueno: The inside scoop from MLS preseason training camp</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/03/13/mls.camp/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/03/13/mls.camp/index.html</guid><description>CARSON, Calif. -- It's MLS preseason here in Southern California, and there are several things to report:</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Soccer America: Finding the silver lining in the Beckham experiment</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/soccer_america/03/10/beckham.galaxy/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/soccer_america/03/10/beckham.galaxy/index.html</guid><description>I don't believe any of the financials being bandied about in the wake of David Beckham's extended loan deal. But I never really believed he would, or could, earn $250 million during his original five-year MLS deal, either.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Andrea Canales: MLS, Galaxy look desperate in efforts to keep Beckham</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrea_canales/03/09/beckham.mls/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrea_canales/03/09/beckham.mls/index.html</guid><description>The sigh of relief at the resolution of the David Beckham loan drama may only be  temporary. That's because the deal to have Beckham return to Major League Soccer to play with the Los Angeles Galaxy at the conclusion of the Serie A season seems like nothing other than a perfunctory stint to tie up a few loose sponsorship ends.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Moves into George Clooney's Villa</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20261574,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20261574,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The soccer hunk subleases the movie star's home in Italy's Lake Como</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Soccer America: Everyone from MLS to Milan to Inter waiting on Beckham</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/soccer_america/02/24/aeg.beckham/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/soccer_america/02/24/aeg.beckham/index.html</guid><description>At a family function over the weekend -- the xxth birthday of my mom's best friend (I am forbidden to supply specifics) -- I got a few questions to the effect of, "So, what are you writing about in the soccer world?"</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham: Difficult to Go Back to L.A.</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20259393,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20259393,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>"I've said I want to stay here," he said in Italy as he awaits outcome of contract talks</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jonah Freedman: Beckham's move to Milan put on deadline by MLS</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jonah_freedman/02/11/beckham/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jonah_freedman/02/11/beckham/index.html</guid><description>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Los Angeles Galaxy and AC Milan have until Friday to finalize a transfer agreement for David Beckham, or Major League Soccer will not sign off on any deal, league commissioner Don Garber told reporters on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Limey: For England's sake, Beckham needs to stay at AC Milan</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_limey/02/09/david.beckham/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_limey/02/09/david.beckham/index.html</guid><description>Are we about to witness the fourth coming of David Beckham? Last week, the iconic midfielder said he wanted to extend his stay at AC Milan, possibly making it a permanent move. If he is able to stay, it could again, at age 33, mark another renaissance of a career often previously written off.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Italian Team Wants to Keep David Beckham</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20256756,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20256756,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Lawyers are reportedly working on a deal for Becks to leave LA Galaxy</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Grant Wahl: Beckham could walk away from Galaxy after 2009 season</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/grant_wahl/11/03/wahl.beckham/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/grant_wahl/11/03/wahl.beckham/index.html</guid><description>David Beckham vowed last week that he would return to the Los Angeles Galaxy from his two-month loan to AC Milan in time for the start of the 2009 MLS season next March. "My commitment is still to the Galaxy, and that's not changed," Beckham insisted when asked if L.A.'s 2-2 season-ending tie with FC Dallas on Oct. 26 would be his last game with the Galaxy.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Moving to Italy?</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20236747,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20236747,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The soccer star explains why he wants to relocate &amp;amp;#8211; temporarily! &amp;amp;#8211; to Europe</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham: I Will 'Never' Be a Movie Star</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20235931,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20235931,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>He may pal around with Tom Cruise, but the soccer stars swears he has no plans to become an actor</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Greg Lalas: MLS must demand respect Beckham hasn't offered</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/greg_lalas/10/27/beckham/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/greg_lalas/10/27/beckham/index.html</guid><description>Is it me, or did David Beckham miraculously lose his tan this past week? That famous face suddenly looks withered and the wrinkles around his eyes more pronounced than they did when he first joined the Los Angeles Galaxy about a year-and-a-half ago.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gabriele Marcotti: Making sense of the Beckham loan to AC Milan</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/10/23/beckham.milan/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/10/23/beckham.milan/index.html</guid><description>Trying to make sense of this David Beckham to AC Milan story? Here's a humble attempt at some answers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>World Soccer: Beckham on MLS, England and his near-Milan move</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/world_soccer/08/07/beckham.qa/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/world_soccer/08/07/beckham.qa/index.html</guid><description>How close was David Beckham to joining AC Milan instead of the Los Angeles Galaxy? Extremely close, he says. But things worked out for the best: Becks has taken Major League Soccer by storm, even if the hype machine from last summer has died down. The media attention may be less, but Beckham has appeared in every game for the Galaxy and has contributed to their league-leading attack.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham: The Musical?</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20220047,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20220047,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>A British dramatist hopes to tell the soccer star's life story with "powerful, gospel-like rock"</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham to Help Close Olympics</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20219121,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20219121,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The soccer star will appear in the final ceremony and kick off London's 2012 games</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jonah Freedman: Galaxy handed down ultimatum from big boss</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jonah_freedman/08/03/galaxy/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jonah_freedman/08/03/galaxy/index.html</guid><description>OAKLAND, Calif. -- The soap opera that is the Los Angeles Galaxy just gets weirder and weirder.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Soccer America: MLS All-Stars put reputation on line vs. West Ham</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/soccer_america/07/24/mls.asg/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/soccer_america/07/24/mls.asg/index.html</guid><description>Does the soccer world care if the MLS can run its winning record against foreign opposition in the All-Star Game to 5-0?</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Declares His Love - for L.A.</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212919,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212919,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>"Everyone has made us feel so welcome," he says. "I can't imagine being anywhere else"</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham 'Honored' U.S. Fans Come to See Him</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20209513,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20209513,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The soccer star bares his famous abs for the crowd in D.C. after losing the weekend match</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Greg Lalas: Four candidates for MLS' next designated-player icon</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/greg_lalas/05/26/next.dp/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/greg_lalas/05/26/next.dp/index.html</guid><description>I ran into an acquaintance on a flight from Columbus to New York this weekend, and he said, "I hear Beckham scored an amazing goal."</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 20:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ellen Plays Strip Soccer with David Beckham</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20195191,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20195191,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>DeGeneres tries to get the athlete to go topless during an appearance on her show</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Soccer America: Beckham among five players earning more than $1M</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/soccer_america/04/04/mls.salaries/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/soccer_america/04/04/mls.salaries/index.html</guid><description>MLS players salaries for the 2008 season made available by the MLS Players Union reveal that Los Angeles' David Beckham ($6.5 million guaranteed), Chicago's Cuauhtémoc Blanco ($2.67 million) and D.C. United's Marcelo Gallardo ($1.87 million) are the league's top earners.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham: My 'Mum' Wasn't Happy about Underwear Ad</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20187621,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20187621,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The soccer star says his mother was the first to call him after he posed in his briefs</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Plays Historic Soccer Match</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20186445,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20186445,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Playing in France, he makes his 100th appearance for England's national team</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Pays Tribute to Legendary Pel&amp;amp;#233;</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20185337,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20185337,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The soccer stud calls presenting an award to the hero "a highlight moment for me"</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Soccer America: Despite the setting, Pan-Pacific Championship is iffy</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/soccer_america/02/21/pan.pacific/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/soccer_america/02/21/pan.pacific/index.html</guid><description>For a tournament set in a fabulous Hawaiian setting, there's much of the Pan-Pacific Championship that's not to like.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jonah Freedman: Beckhamania 2.0, ideal MLS coach</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jonah_freedman/02/14/insider/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jonah_freedman/02/14/insider/index.html</guid><description>LOS ANGELES -- Ah, preseason. A chance to play "name that camp invitee," watch grown men stretch their groins together and start the David Beckham watch again.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham 'Humbled' by Africa Visit</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173803,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173803,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>David Beckham's trip to West Africa made a profound impression on the soccer star.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Gears up for New Soccer Season</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20172185,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20172185,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>David Beckham's first season with the L.A. Galaxy may have been a disappointment &amp;amp;#8211; but he's got big plans for 2008.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gavin Hamilton: Looking back on the year in soccer around the world</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/gavin_hamilton/12/28/07.review/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/gavin_hamilton/12/28/07.review/index.html</guid><description>Twelve months is a long time in soccer. In 2006, Italy demonstrated the international game's ability to triumph in adversity. A year later, the club game fought back and reasserted itself over national-team concerns.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>World Soccer: Beckham's first season in MLS showed mixed results</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/world_soccer/12/27/mls.review/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/world_soccer/12/27/mls.review/index.html</guid><description>Question: When is a fiasco not a fiasco? Well, the answer has to be, "when it's David Beckham." His much-ballyhooed, incredibly hyped arrival in the U.S. to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy managed to take in, simultaneously, both ends of Kipling's equation: both triumph and disaster.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham: My Kids Are Picking Up American Accents</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20162628,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20162628,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>They've only lived in the U.S. for four months, but David Beckham says his kids are already starting to sound like natives.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>My Sportsman: David Beckham</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/magazine/specials/sportsman/2007/11/19/freedman.beckham/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/magazine/specials/sportsman/2007/11/19/freedman.beckham/index.html</guid><description>Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 3. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. For more essays, click here.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Victoria Beckham's Family Gets a Posh Preview</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20160221,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20160221,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Victoria Beckham's transition from wife and mother to Posh Spice has created a stir at home.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>POLL: Is David Beckham the New Mark Wahlberg?</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20159787,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20159787,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>He's buff. He's beautiful. He's ... nearly naked?</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Bends it for Charity</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20158249,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20158249,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The night was quite chilly (by Southern California standards, at least). But that didn't stop more than 5,500 fans from coming out to support David Beckham's L.A. Galaxy and a slew of soccer-loving celebs like Superman Returns's Brandon Routh and Without a Trace's Anthony LaPaglia for their charity match Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham's Surprise Makeover Visit</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20158147,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20158147,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>As if getting a new home weren't enough, the family featured on this Sunday's episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition also got something extra &amp;amp;#8211; a meeting with their favorite soccer player, David Beckham.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>It's David Beckham vs. Hollywood in Wildfire Fund-Raiser</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20155543,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20155543,00.html</guid><description>Hollywood has been enamored of David Beckham since his arrival in L.A. in July. Now, they get to take a crack at him on the soccer field.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham 'Disappointed' for Galaxy</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20154333,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20154333,00.html</guid><description>David Beckham is "incredibly disappointed for" the Los Angeles Galaxy, which failed to make the playoffs this year, he says in a new post on his blog.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tom Cruise Plans Adventurous Pick-Me-Up for David Beckham</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20153689,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20153689,00.html</guid><description>If David Beckham feels the need &amp;amp;#8211; the need for speed &amp;amp;#8211; he has an offer on the table from his good pal Tom Cruise.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beckham's Season Over as the Galaxy Fail to Advance</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20153468,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20153468,00.html</guid><description>David Beckham's first season with the Los Angeles Galaxy ended quietly on Sunday night, with his team falling short of the playoffs and its megawatt superstar failing to take a single shot on goal in his five games played.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Bounces Back into Action</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20153200,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20153200,00.html</guid><description>David Beckham, remember him?</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Feels 'Ready to Play'</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20153003,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20153003,00.html</guid><description>The most talked-about gimpy ankle in L.A. seems to be improving, as David Beckham has revealed on his blog that he hopes to suit up for the Galaxy's game against Red Bull New York on Thursday night.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham: 'I'm Disappointed and Frustrated'</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20054366,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20054366,00.html</guid><description>David Beckham says his children love America and his wife has been warmly welcomed here.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham to Miss Six Weeks with New Injury</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20054216,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20054216,00.html</guid><description>Time to mend it like Beckham.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grant Wahl: What we learned from the SuperLiga final</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/08/30/superliga.final/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/08/30/superliga.final/index.html</guid><description>CARSON, Calif. -- It was an inaugural SuperLiga final that had just about everything. A surreal last-second bicycle-kick equalizer. A goalkeeper (to say nothing of the re-injured David Beckham) fighting back post-game tears. A money penalty-taker failing to convert the trophy-winning spot kick. And, not least, a press conference carpeted by F-bombs from (who else?) a mild-mannered Canadian. </description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Returns to L.A. - Jet-Lagged?</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20053187,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20053187,00.html</guid><description>Just six hours after landing from London, David Beckham was at the center of a mid-field scuffle in Los Angeles.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Study: T-rex could outrun David Beckham</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/22/dinosaur.speed.reut/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/22/dinosaur.speed.reut/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The smallest dinosaur could reach speeds of nearly 40 miles per hour and even the lumbering Tyrannosaurus rex would have been able to outrun most modern-day sportsmen, according to research published on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Gives the Dirt on American Dirt</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20052748,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20052748,00.html</guid><description>David Beckham prefers his native soil - literally.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grant Wahl: Lessons from Becks' MLS start</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/08/18/becks.debut/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/08/18/becks.debut/index.html</guid><description>EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Five things we learned from the electric 5-4 victory by the New York Red Bulls against the Los Angeles Galaxy here on Saturday:</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Scores His First Galaxy Goal</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20051984,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20051984,00.html</guid><description>David Beckham scored his first goal Wednesday as an L.A. Galaxy player.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Victoria Beckham: 'Loving Our New House'</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20051543,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20051543,00.html</guid><description>In her first blog update since becoming a resident of Los Angeles less than a month ago, Victoria Beckham has already started to talk like a Valley Girl.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Finally Takes to the Playing Field</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20051046,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20051046,00.html</guid><description>After a frustrating start to his American career because of a nagging ankle injury, sexy soccer star David Beckham has finally made his league debut - and flashed a bare chest to cheering fans.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham Already Boosts Soccer's Ratings</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20048007,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20048007,00.html</guid><description>Despite playing for only about 13 minutes in his first game for the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team on Saturday, David Beckham helped draw a record 1.5 million viewers to the TV broadcast.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Celebs Step Out for David Beckham's L.A. Soccer Debut</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20047654,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20047654,00.html</guid><description>Forget Les Deux and Teddy's: Hollywood's hottest celeb hangout Saturday night was the Home Depot Center in nearby Carson, Calif., as Katie Holmes, Eva Longoria, Mary-Kate Olsen and others showed up to watch David Beckham's American soccer debut with the Los Angeles Galaxy.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jonah Freedman: 32 years after Pel&amp;#65533;, Beckham's debut familiar</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jonah_freedman/07/22/beckham.pele/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jonah_freedman/07/22/beckham.pele/index.html</guid><description>CARSON, Calif. -- Sixteen minutes, 12 touches -- and 19 cameras beaming every gimpy stride to a worldwide audience. </description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grant Wahl: What we learned from Becks' debut</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/07/21/beckham.debut/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/07/21/beckham.debut/index.html</guid><description>CARSON, Calif. -- Phil Anschutz, the reclusive billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Galaxy, hasn't given an interview in more than 30 years. But when I asked his top lieutenant, Tim Leiweke, last month if Anschutz had said anything to him lately about his soon-to-arrive superstar, David Beckham, the three-word response came instantly:</description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jonah Freedman: Beckhamania taking toll on Galaxy</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jonah_freedman/07/20/galaxy.practice/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jonah_freedman/07/20/galaxy.practice/index.html</guid><description>CARSON, Calif. -- The circus is starting to take its toll on the Los Angeles Galaxy.</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Luis Bueno:Mexico's Blanco set to debut with MLS' Chicago Fire</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luis_bueno/07/20/blanco/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luis_bueno/07/20/blanco/index.html</guid><description>Cuauht&amp;#65533;moc Blanco is not David Beckham. Blanco is not posing shirtless with his almost-nude wife next to him. The Chicago-bound standout is not an A-list star whose fame transcends soccer, nor will his looks grab the attention of teenage girls and soccer moms. But he too is coming to America. </description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham to Star in Own TV Series</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20047200,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20047200,00.html</guid><description>Hot on the stiletto heels of wife Victoria Beckham's NBC special, David Beckham is  about to get his own TV show.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grant Wahl: Real and Man U duel in Champions League</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/best_game/06/12/wahl.best/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/best_game/06/12/wahl.best/index.html</guid><description>If you were going to see your first game at Old Trafford, the fabled Manchester United home known as the Theater of Dreams, you couldn't do much better than the night of April 23, 2003, when Man United met Real Madrid in a Champions League showdown for the ages.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham's U.S. Soccer Debut Delayed?</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20046772,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20046772,00.html</guid><description>David Beckham's highly anticipated American soccer debut for the Los Angeles Galaxy may not happen Saturday as scheduled, the Los Angeles Times reports.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arash Markazi: Beckham a new man in Los Angeles</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/07/13/beckham.intro/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/07/13/beckham.intro/index.html</guid><description>CARSON, Calif. -- As David Beckham took a seat in one of the luxury suites at Home Depot Center, moments after walking off the confetti-littered field, a wide smile came over his face when he was asked about the auspicious day he chose to be introduced as the newest member of the Los Angeles Galaxy.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grant Wahl: Latino community's response to Beckham crucial</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/07/13/beckham.us/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/07/13/beckham.us/index.html</guid><description>CARSON, Calif. -- As he begins his New World Adventure in U.S. soccer, David Beckham can't help but smile when the childhood memories of his first American sojourn come tumbling back into his consciousness. But here's an unexpected twist: Beckham's initial taste of the U.S. had a distinctly Mexican-American flavor. </description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Brand it like Beckham</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/05/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/05/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htm</guid><description>The David Beckham brand hits the U.S. market this month.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gavin Hamilton: Beckham was good, but Real's title was a team effort</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/gavin_hamilton/06/18/beckham/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/gavin_hamilton/06/18/beckham/index.html</guid><description>The most telling comment about David Beckham came from the late George Best, Beckham's most illustrious predecessor in the No. 7 jersey of Manchester United. </description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Limey: Beckham's perfect sendoff and EPL season in review</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_limey/06/01/limey/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_limey/06/01/limey/index.html</guid><description>David Beckham's return to the English national team for Friday's game against Brazil and next Wednesday's vital Euro 2008 qualifier in Estonia has dominated the headlines this week. The setting couldn't be more fitting: The return of the glamour boy of English football in a glamour friendly against Brazil at the new Wembley Stadium.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grant Wahl: Beckham center of soccer team -- again</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/05/27/beckham/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/05/27/beckham/index.html</guid><description>MADRID, Spain -- A funny thing happened here on David Beckham's path to European soccer irrelevance.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 02:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bracing for Beckhamania</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jonah_freedman/03/27/beckham0402/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jonah_freedman/03/27/beckham0402/index.html</guid><description>If Major League Soccer were to pinpoint the moment it hit its target audience, it would be around 12:45 a.m. EST on Jan. 17.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gaga for Goldenballs</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_limey/01/26/beckham.reyna/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_limey/01/26/beckham.reyna/index.html</guid><description>It's been two weeks, and David Beckham's move to a Galaxy far, far away is still the talk of the town in England. But which town?</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Around the bend</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/frank_deford/01/17/beckham/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/frank_deford/01/17/beckham/index.html</guid><description>David Beckham is a very fine soccer player, but with apologies to Macbeth, "Nothing in his life (becomes) him like the leaving."</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Anatomy of a blockbuster</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/01/17/beckham.qa/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/01/17/beckham.qa/index.html</guid><description>It has been almost a week since the Los Angeles Galaxy drew the biggest headlines in Major League Soccer history by signing David Beckham to a blockbuster five-year contract.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Star-studded</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_limey/01/12/news.notes/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_limey/01/12/news.notes/index.html</guid><description>Very few people have heard of the Most Serene Republic of Excelsior, but those familiar with South American island nations may know that its annual governmental budget is $950,000. Next season David Beckham will earn that every week.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Beckham coming to America: Your e-mails </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/12/Beckham.feedback/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/12/Beckham.feedback/index.html</guid><description>British soccer star David Beckham says he wants to become a part of American history. The 31-year-old former captain of the English soccer team has signed a five-year, reported $250 million deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Beckham portrait is defaced</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/30/uk.beckham/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/30/uk.beckham/index.html</guid><description>A photographic portrait of David Beckham at London's Royal Academy of Arts has been removed from display after being defaced by graffiti.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2004 08:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Allegations threaten Beckham brand</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/13/beckham.brand/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/13/beckham.brand/index.html</guid><description>The past two weeks have not been easy for British soccer star David Beckham.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pop Culture Primer</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/07/07/345533/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/07/07/345533/index.htm</guid><description>Cross Brad Pitt with Pele, and you'll know why England is atwitter over soccer star David Beckham and his ex-Spice Girl wife, Posh. 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