Beckham injured in first LA Galaxytraining session.

[kurtangle01]

Not a serious injury but still funny seeing they've opened up the stadiu to see him train.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

He was doing a little

Hearing Alexi speak they just seemed to sign him so they cant make there brand bigger all over the world. I can see him playing more in Tour matches i.e Asia, Austraila then in the MLS

[spud_gun]

Apparently one of Beckhams team mates is on $17k a YEAR. The majority of the team is on in or around $30-40k a year.

That can't be good for team spirit.

[Chrono]

Apparently one of Beckhams team mates is on $17k a YEAR. The majority of the team is on in or around $30-40k a year.

That can't be good for team spirit.

A professional footballer on less than £9k a year?!

He must be a 12 year old trainee or something. Nobody can live off that...

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Apparently one of Beckhams team mates is on $17k a YEAR. The majority of the team is on in or around $30-40k a year.

That can't be good for team spirit.

All drinks are on Becks then.

[BrooklynRed]

A professional footballer on less than £9k a year?!

He must be a 12 year old trainee or something. Nobody can live off that...

It's true... MLS pays ****e. Lots of players are recent college graduates living off of parental loans and working normal jobs in the off season. It's a travesty.

From the recent Sports Illustrated Profile:

"It's safe to assume that Kyle Veris won't be buying a house near Beckham's new $22 million palace in Beverly Hills anytime soon. In his second year out of Ohio State, the 6' 4", 195-pound Veris had started 12 games in his MLS career through Sunday, showing promise as a raw but imposing centerback with above-average foot skills. Yet Veris's most eye-popping stat has nothing to do with goals or assists. As the holder of an MLS developmental contract, his guaranteed salary for 2007 is $17,700 -- or $6,482,300 less than Beckham's.

"I hope eventually I'll get a better salary," says Veris, 24, who pays $845 rent each month to live in a three-bedroom Redondo Beach apartment with teammates Alan Gordon (annual salary: $30,870) and Gavin Glinton ($50,000). "We all pretty much struggle from check to check, so I try to do as many appearances on the side as I can, and sometimes if I'm running short, I still have to go back to Mom and Dad right now. But I try to look past the money issue and just cherish being able to play with David Beckham. Not many people get to do that."

[Ron_Mexico]

Hearing Alexi speak they just seemed to sign him so they cant make there brand bigger all over the world. I can see him playing more in Tour matches i.e Asia, Austraila then in the MLS

its a shame for alexi the product he's trying to push is absolute ****e to watch. signing one player wont make MLS any more watchable, the standard of play is so poor. i reckon the novelty of beckham playing in the states will wear off within a month or two at the most and he'll be pining for a move back to europe

[Bob]

It's true... MLS pays ****e. Lots of players are recent college graduates living off of parental loans and working normal jobs in the off season. It's a travesty.

From the recent Sports Illustrated Profile:

"It's safe to assume that Kyle Veris won't be buying a house near Beckham's new $22 million palace in Beverly Hills anytime soon. In his second year out of Ohio State, the 6' 4", 195-pound Veris had started 12 games in his MLS career through Sunday, showing promise as a raw but imposing centerback with above-average foot skills. Yet Veris's most eye-popping stat has nothing to do with goals or assists. As the holder of an MLS developmental contract, his guaranteed salary for 2007 is $17,700 -- or $6,482,300 less than Beckham's.

"I hope eventually I'll get a better salary," says Veris, 24, who pays $845 rent each month to live in a three-bedroom Redondo Beach apartment with teammates Alan Gordon (annual salary: $30,870) and Gavin Glinton ($50,000). "We all pretty much struggle from check to check, so I try to do as many appearances on the side as I can, and sometimes if I'm running short, I still have to go back to Mom and Dad right now. But I try to look past the money issue and just cherish being able to play with David Beckham. Not many people get to do that."

That's actually sickening.

[PTP]

That's actually sickening.

yeah it is ****ing ****e money but i bet he loves it - i'd happily play football everyday even if i was only earining just enough to survive, money isn't everything and i would get huge satisfaction doing something i loved, and as he said he gets to play alongside beckham, so i'm sure if he is ever short of a few quid Becks could throw some change - i'll know i'd quit my job now(fair enough i hate it but it is much better paid than that) and leave my life here 2moro to be in his position

[Bob]

yeah it is ****ing ****e money but i bet he loves it - i'd happily play football everyday even if i was only earining just enough to survive, money isn't everything and i would get huge satisfaction doing something i loved, and as he said he gets to play alongside beckham, so i'm sure if he is ever short of a few quid Becks could throw some change - i'll know i'd quit my job now(fair enough i hate it but it is much better paid than that) and leave my life here 2moro to be in his position

It was more the comparative pay that was worrying. They can justify Beckham's salary, but then still give others a pittance. Not cool.

[PTP]

It was more the comparative pay that was worrying. They can justify Beckham's salary, but then still give others a pittance. Not cool.

yeah that is ****ing ****e - u would be pissed off if u were busting ur balls for pennies and then some ponce comes in and gets paid 100 times more than you, how they can justify god knows, it would be fair if the rest of the squad got some sort of bonus as a result of the increased revenue through ticket sales/merchandise etc

[Warren]

yeah it is ****ing ****e money but i bet he loves it - i'd happily play football everyday even if i was only earining just enough to survive, money isn't everything and i would get huge satisfaction doing something i loved, and as he said he gets to play alongside beckham, so i'm sure if he is ever short of a few quid Becks could throw some change - i'll know i'd quit my job now(fair enough i hate it but it is much better paid than that) and leave my life here 2moro to be in his position

I was told by a very wise man years ago that you are only worth what someone is prepared to pay you.

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

I was told by a very wise man years ago that you are only worth what someone is prepared to pay you.

I suppose you can apply rentboy logic to most things in life.

[Neil Young]

It's true... MLS pays ****e. Lots of players are recent college graduates living off of parental loans and working normal jobs in the off season. It's a travesty.

From the recent Sports Illustrated Profile:

"It's safe to assume that Kyle Veris won't be buying a house near Beckham's new $22 million palace in Beverly Hills anytime soon. In his second year out of Ohio State, the 6' 4", 195-pound Veris had started 12 games in his MLS career through Sunday, showing promise as a raw but imposing centerback with above-average foot skills. Yet Veris's most eye-popping stat has nothing to do with goals or assists. As the holder of an MLS developmental contract, his guaranteed salary for 2007 is $17,700 -- or $6,482,300 less than Beckham's.

"I hope eventually I'll get a better salary," says Veris, 24, who pays $845 rent each month to live in a three-bedroom Redondo Beach apartment with teammates Alan Gordon (annual salary: $30,870) and Gavin Glinton ($50,000). "We all pretty much struggle from check to check, so I try to do as many appearances on the side as I can, and sometimes if I'm running short, I still have to go back to Mom and Dad right now. But I try to look past the money issue and just cherish being able to play with David Beckham. Not many people get to do that."

What are "foot skills?"

[disco]

What are "foot skills?"

Um, it's kind of self-descriptive.