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David Beckham Choosing Royalty Over Galaxy

On April 29, the much-ballyhooed Royal Wedding will take place in Westminster Abbey and Los Angeles will be represented. When Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot in London, David Beckham and his wife Victoria (Posh Girl Spice) will be among the invited guests in spite of the fact that Beckham's team, the LA Galaxy, also have an important game that weekend.   

Beckham plans to fly 10,000 miles, back across the Atlantic, the day after the wedding and hopes to play for the Galaxy on Sunday in a key showdown against FC Dallas. He has coach Bruce Arena's permission to make the trip and will sit out if Arenas believes he is too tired due to all the travel. When asked about Beckham's availability on Sunday, a testy Arenas growled:  "Why are you worried about that?  Ask me something about soccer.  I do not comment about his social calendar." According to Forbes Magazine, Beckham has made $40 million in salary, bonuses, and endorsements in each of the past two seasons. Yet, attending the Royal Wedding seems to be a higher priority than playing in a crucial game for the Galaxy. 

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Tonka28's picture

He's bigger than the team.

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OLYMPIC GAMES:  
Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Los Angeles 1984, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Salt Lake City 2002, Beijing 2008     
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PAN AMERICAN GAMES:   
Caracas 1983, Indianapolis 1987, Havana 1991, Mar del Plata 1995, Winnipeg 1999



WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES:   
Zagreb 1987, Duisberg 1989, Sheffield 1991, Buffalo 1993, Fukuoka 1995, Sicily 1997, Palma de Mallorca 1999 

USA TRACK AND FIELD:     
World Championships (Helsinki 1983), World Junior Championships (Athens 1986), World Cup (Rome 1981), World Cup (Havana 1992), Pan American Junior Championships (Barqisimeto 1982, Orlando 1986)  Editor of USATF annual calendar project (1980-1991) and Cross Country handbook (1979-1991) 

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: 
World Baseball Classics in 2006 and 2009.

ASSOCIATED PRESS     
Correspondent covering the Los Angeles Lakers and UCLA Bruins basketball, track and field, and swimming 1977-1989
  

A California native, Bruce is a 
graduate of UCLA and resides in Venice Beach.

 

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