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Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David
Beckham (L) walks past Galaxy head caoch Frank Yallop (R) at the start of
their MLS soccer game against the Toronto FC in Toronto Aug. 5, 2007.
Beckham did not play against Toronto due to an ankle injury.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- World famous soccer
star David Beckham will be getting a new coach, the Daily News reported on
Monday.
Becham's coach Frank Yallop has resigned as coach of
the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS) to take a similar position
with the league's San Jose Earthquakes, according to the paper.
"We're disappointed we've lost him," Beckham told
reporters after scoring two goals on Sunday in the Galaxy's 12-4 victory over
Hollywood United in a charity exhibition in Carson near Los Angeles.
"We felt he's the right man. He's a good manager and
strong character with the team. So it was disappointing to lose him at this
stage," Beckham said.
Yallop, 43, told the Galaxy players after the game he
was resigning but did not speak with reporters.
Meanwhile, Alexi Lalas, the Galaxy's president and
general manager, told the Los Angeles Times that the team would have no comment
on the matter until this afternoon.
Yallop coached the Galaxy to an 18-21-12 record in a
season anda half, missing the playoffs both times, the only times it has missed
the playoffs in its 12-season history.
Yallop coached an earlier version of the Earthquakes
from 2001-2003, before becoming the coach of the Canadian men's national team.
The Earthquakes moved to Houston following the 2005 season. A new Earthquakes
team will begin play next season.
The Galaxy's fortunes were expected to rise with
Beckham's midseason arrival, but a series of injuries limited him to five games
in MLS play in which the Galaxy went 0-4-1, as Beckham was held scoreless with
two assists.
The Galaxy will begin a four-game, four-nation exhibition tour Wednesday in Vancouver, with assistant coach Trevor James or Paul Bravo, its director of soccer, expected to serve as coach.