From the ArcaMax Publishing, Sports Update Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/sports/s-574779-800392
LONDON (UPI) -- Soccer great David Beckham should expect a hostile
reception when he returns to the Los Angeles Galaxy this month, the
London Telegraph said Thursday.
Beckham has been playing for AC Milan, part of a loan arrangement with
the Champions League club in Europe, and has not played a Major League
Soccer match this season with the Galaxy.
His absence has led to scathing criticism by Galaxy teammate Landon
Donovan in his new book, "The Beckham Experiment," authored by Sports
Illustrated writer Grant Wahl.
"All that we care about at a minimum is that he committed himself to
us," Donovan told the newspaper and ESPNSoccernet.com. "(That) has not
proven to be the case in many ways -- on the field, off the field."
Donovan said: "At a minimum, you should bust your ass every day. That
hasn't happened."
Without the highly paid Beckham, LA has drawn an average of about
19,000 fans per home game to date, some 7,000 fewer than last season.