David Beckham, his wife, Victoria, and their three young children landed at Los Angeles International Airport just after 8 p.m. on Thursday to begin their life in the USA. The introduction of Beckham by the Los Angeles Galaxy at a Home Depot Center press conference on Friday at 1 pm ET will be telecast live on ESPNEWS channel and on MLSnet.com. The Los Angeles Galaxy has reported that it has already received orders for 250,000 replica jerseys. Beckham’s arrival has already been greeted with an avalanche of media coverage, including a Sports Illustrated cover and a risqué photo shoot of David and Victoria in W Magazine.

At LAX, the Beckham couple, accompanied by security, waved at a crowd of about 300 outside the terminal and walked through a barricaded sidewalk before leaving in a black Lincoln Navigator.

The Beckhams’ sons — Brooklyn, 8, Romeo, 4 and Cruz, 2 — were escorted out of the airport through a different route.

Beckham, 32, will train with the Galaxy for the first time on Monday and will debut for the Galaxy in a friendly against Chelsea on July 21.

The Beckham’s will reside in the 13,000-square foot villa in Beverly Hills they bought for a reported $22 million.

Interesting fact, especially considering that during the time period, Google was less internationally known than it is today.

GOOGLE reports that “DAVID BECKHAM” was the number one most-searched sport topic for the entire year of 2003 AND entire year of 2004 for Google news searches. Certainly has something to do with the fact that he was ALSO the HIGHEST-PAID PLAYER both of those years. American mainstream media should note!: The general public has known about this guy for a long time… (Read full article…)

Setanta Sports signed a major three-year deal with Liverpool Football Club’s media arm Liverpoolfc.tv Ltd to be the exclusive distributor within the UK and Ireland of new Club channel Liverpool FC TV (“LFC TV”).

The channel is planned to launch in the autumn and will become the ninth channel offered as part of the Setanta Sports Pack on satellite. LFC TV will be included at no extra cost - the new low price of £9.99 a month applies to the full Setanta Sports Pack, and there is no annual contract. (Read full article…)

Copa America comes to its grand finale this weekend, and GOLTV brings you the final matches. First, Mexico and Uruguay play for honour and third place LIVE on July 14th at 4:30pm ET. After a crushing loss to Brazil on penalty kicks, Uruguay will try to take advantage of Mexico ’s recent defensive struggles and come out on top. (Read full article…)

Article courtesy of 101GreatGoals.com

Many Premiership managers will be waking up today with cold sweat running down their faces, as they know that with only one month until the start of the Premiership season there is no more “tomorrow”. Teams who have most to fear as the sands of time run out include no-signings Man City, doomed-to-relegation Derby, and boring-boring Boro. (Read full article…)

CNN just reported this past weekend that a reputable pollster found that 51 percent of Americans know who David Beckham is, while only 25 percent knew Tim Duncan (of the just-crowned 2007 NBA champions San Antonio Spurs).

In case you didn’t know yourself already, read on…
DAVID BECKHAM: just a few of his many IMPORTANT SOCCER STATISTICS ! (Read full article…)

Featuring David Beckham and the LA Galaxy in Action LIVE Coverage Begins Tuesday, July 24, 9pm ET. Finals LIVE Wednesday, August 29

(WINNIPEG - July 6, 2007) This month, the quest for the continent’s greatest soccer club begins on Fox Sports World Canada. FSWC today announced its comprehensive live coverage of the first-ever North America SuperLiga tournament, beginning Tuesday, July 24 at 9pm ET and culminating in the live finals on Wednesday, August 29 (Time TBD).

FSWC’s complete live coverage provides fans an opportunity to catch soccer superstar David Beckham in action on North American shores, as Becks suits up for his heavily promoted stint with the Los Angeles Galaxy. (Read full article…)

Last Saturday, the 30th, Fluminense and Botafogo created a classic match to inaugurate the new João Havelange Olympic stadium. The game, in the eighth round of the Brazilian Championship, was the first great event in the Engenhão, as the latest arena in the Engenho de Dentro district of Rio de Janeiro has been dubbed. Constructed to house football matches and the Pan-American Games, which start on the 13th, the stadium is the most modern of Brazil and had an inauguration in high style, with a huge crowd occupying nearly all of the 45 thousand seats. (Read full article…)

GOLTV KEEPS CUP ACTION COMING WITH FIFA U20 WORLD CUP AND COPA AMERICA COVERAGE

The FIFA U20 World Cup winds up group play this weekend, and GOLTV brings you unbeaten Uruguay as they meet fan favourite Zambia LIVE Saturday, July 7 at 5 pm ET. The South American squad is in top form, but the Copper Bullets and their star sniper Clifford Mulenga will no doubt make sure every shot is on target.

Stay tuned to GOL TV on Thursday, July 12 as the round of 16 continues LIVE at 4:30 pm ET. (Read full article…)

Mexico used three second-half goals to down Gambia 3-0 in Group C action at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Toronto on Monday.

On paper the game appeared to be a mismatch, pitting Mexico, winners of the under-17 world title in 2005, against a Gambia team making its first appearance in a FIFA U-20 World Cup.

But Gambia fought valiantly in a game where it played better than the score suggested and showed little fear against a Mexican team that’s among the favourites to win the tournament. (Read full article…)