David Beckham to join LA Galaxy

Real Madrid player David Beckham looks at his team playing against Zaragoza during his Spanish League soccer match at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- David Beckham will finish the remaining six months of his contract at Real Madrid and can't go earlier for free, U.S. media reported on Tuesday.

    MLS teams see big sale in tickets since Beckham announces to join in

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Several Major League Soccer teams have seen a big sale of the season-tickets since David Beckham announced his move to the Los Angeles Galaxy last week.

    "The announcement of David Beckham's signing to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy this summer has generated more interest in Major League Soccer than any other event in league history," MLS commissioner Don Garber said Tuesday.
 
    MLS approves "Beckham Rule" to attract superstar players

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Major League Soccer in the United States Saturday approved a change of salary-cap regulations to allow the league teams to sign high-profile players such as David Beckham, Ronaldo or Luis Figo.

    The "Beckham Rule" will give MLS teams the authority to acquire players outside the 2 million dollars-per-team salary cap, which will be increased to accommodate the new policy, MLS deputy commissioner Ivan Gazidis was quoted by The Associated Press as saying.