David Beckham announced that he is leaving the Galaxy and MLS
News out of MLS has been somewhat slow after the conference championships last weekend, but there were a few noteworthy items, none bigger than the departure of the man pictured above. LA Galaxy DP David Beckham has announced that this year's MLS Cup will his final game for the Galaxy and MLS. The former England captain has said he still has another challenge he would like to pursue before his playing career ends. Thus far he has been coy about where he will end up.
Now as a football fan and fan of MLS as a whole, I certainly appreciate Beckham as an outstanding talent on the pitch. I got to see him play in person a couple times and that really was something special, but I'll refrain from the rest of the hand wringing that has been coming from the League's social media and in some other blogs and news sites. The league will be just fine without him, but I definitely wish him the best wherever he ends up.
Also this week MLS had their waiver draft, which was a little odd since the playoffs aren't even over yet. At any rate, this draft was for players released by the clubs who are not eligible for the reentry draft in a couple of weeks. There was only one player chosen, as Real Salt Lake drafted former Crew MF Cole Grossman. He will join the Claret and Cobalt in the preseason.
Finally, the League announced it's Rookie of the Year, the Chicago Fire's Austin Berry. The former Louisville man started 28 straight games for the Fire in central defense, scoring three goals in the process. He beat out DC United's Nick DeLeon and Vancouver's Darren Mattocks in the top three. MLS will announce the rest of the awards in the week leading up to MLS Cup.
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