Beckham warned ahead of MLS playoff

November 10th, 2009 LONDON - England midfielder David Beckham will equal former goalkeeper Peter Shilton's record of 125 caps if England reach the World Cup final or the third-place play-off. In order to equal Shilton, Beckham must play in all three remaining England friendlies after Saturday's game against Brazil in Qatar, which he will miss due to his Los Angeles Galaxy commitments.

November 8th, 2009 Beckham to miss out on England squad if Galaxy winLONDON — David Beckham will miss England's friendly against Brazil next week after his MLS club Los Angeles Galaxy beat Chivas USA in the Western Conference semifinals. Beckham was picked for the England squad Sunday, but with the understanding that the 34-year-old midfielder would not be available if the Galaxy won their playoff match later in the day.

October 12th, 2009 AC Milan's Galliani says Beckham loan 'probable'MILAN — AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani says it's likely David Beckham will join the club on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy again in January. "It's very probable that Beckham will come to Milan on loan until June 30, but I don't consider anything done until there's a signature," Galliani said at a meeting in Monaco on Monday, according to the ANSA news agency.

September 14th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Galaxy footballers David Beckham and Landon Donovan will face a disciplinary probe following a bust-up with FC Dallas players after their 6-3 defeat at Home Depot Center in California. The incident took place after when Donovan and Beckham were involved in a brawl with Dallas midfielder David Ferreira and defender Daniel Hernandez.

September 8th, 2009 Beckham says Milan among clubs interested in himLONDON — David Beckham says AC Milan and "three or four" other clubs are interested in signing him in January after the Major League Soccer season ends. Beckham wants to remain in top shape for the World Cup in South Africa at the end of the 2009-10 European season with a similar arrangement to last year, when he spent several months on loan to Milan.

August 14th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - England footballer David Beckham has squashed reports of possible comeback in the English Premier League (EPL). Beckham has said that he might move back to Italy's AC Milan when the Major League Soccer (MLS) season ends in October, The Sun reports.

July 27th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - England footballer David Beckham was involved in another row with a fan on Saturday, when the latter bad-mouthed his wife Victoria. Beckham, 34, was playing for L A Galaxy at the time of the incident.

July 24th, 2009 Beckham fined $1,000 by MLS for conduct toward fanNEW YORK — David Beckham has been fined $1,000 by Major League Soccer for his conduct toward a fan during an exhibition game. MLS commissioner Don Garber fined the English star Friday, five days after Beckham confronted Galaxy fans in a group called the L.A.

July 20th, 2009 CARSON, Calif. — David Beckham is getting a rough reception in his first home game of the season with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

July 17th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - England football star David Beckham has warned John Terry to think very carefully before making a decision to quit Chelsea. The Sun quoted Beckham, as saying: "Happiness is the biggest thing.

July 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Soccer ace David Beckham has dismissed reports he is set to do a raunchy poster ad for Emporio Armani with Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie. Beckham was rumoured to have teamed up with Jolie for a traffic-stopping billboard campaign.

July 13th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - England football star David Beckham has slammed Los Angeles Galaxy captain Landon Donovan for questioning his professionalism and criticising him in public. Earlier, Donovan had criticised Beckham for leaving his Major League Soccer team and going on a glamorous six-month loan to Italian giants AC Milan.

July 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - David Beckham has revealed that he and his wife Victoria have named their third son after Hollywood actor friend Tom Cruise The soccer ace is known to share a special bond with the 'Mission Impossible' star. In an interview to writer Grant Wahl for his book 'The Beckham Experiment', Beckham said that the actor was the inspiration behind the naming of their third son Cruz, who was born in 2005, He was also at the time playing for Real Madrid.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - David Beckham should brace himself for a hostile reaction when he returns to action in Major League Soccer this month, the top man in the American game has warned. Sunil Gulati, the president of the US Soccer Federation, told The Independent that some negative response was "inevitable" after Beckham missed the start of the season to play at AC Milan.

June 1st, 2009 LOS ANGELES - England international David Beckham will soon be returning to Los Angeles from Italy to rejoin Galaxy. Beckham played 81 minutes of AC Milan's last game of the Italian season, helping his team earn a 2-0 road win over Fiorentina in Florence.