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David Beckham at the closing ceremony for the Beijing Olympics. Beckham´s LA Galaxy team will return to New Zealand in December for an exhibition match in Auckland |
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WELLINGTON (AFP) - David Beckham's LA Galaxy team will return to New Zealand in December for an exhibition match in Auckland, officials said Tuesday.
The US Major League Soccer team and its English celebrity skipper played the Wellington Phoenix in an exhibition late last year and will return to the country for a match against an Oceania All Stars team.
A crowd of nearly 32,000 saw Beckham's team beat the Wellington team 4-1 last year and up to 40,000 are expected for the Auckland match.
The Galaxy will play an Oceania All Stars invitational team captained by New Caledonian and French player Christian Karembeu.
There are hopes of including three international players from outside the Oceania region, officials said.
"Hosting David Beckham and the LA Galaxy for a match at the ARC's Mt Smart Stadium will bring a global sporting superstar of a popular sport to the people of the Auckland region," Auckland Regional Council chairman Michael Lee said.
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chakal September 2nd, 2008 19:03
Go Becks!!!Kuwangbumho September 2nd, 2008 19:18
£££££Escape_to_Victory September 5th, 2008 20:00
Before there were leagues or at least before they were established like they are today like in the 1920s: teams would go traveling even world wide like a traveling show to play anyone. Beck's can't keep touring like Rock bands once he's quits professional football. So, maybe he's raking in the money, but at least it's football.gldnbr507 September 7th, 2008 16:39
I just don't understand why anyone would parade a team around and make them seem like the greatest show when they are bottom of the tables. If it were any other country, "Beck's Galaxy" would be relegated. Wow...what a difference he made. It just took them a bit longer to drop to last place than last year. Next time, maybe they should spend a quarter billion dollars and upcoming youth, not a former superstar who is average at best.