Who said football was all handbags these days ?

[jedibond]

[severus]

Is that what they mean by "Field Fairies"??

[Newt]

There may be more truth to that than we think.

 

Monday, August 6, 2007 - Updated: 06:21 AM EST

 

TORONTO - David Beckham didn’t dress, missing his scheduled Major League Soccer debut because of a lingering ankle injury that kept him on the bench Sunday night during the Los Angeles Galaxy’s 0-0 tie with Toronto FC.

 

Beckham wasn’t among the starting 11 or seven substitutes for the game, played before a sellout crowd of 20,522. Instead the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star watched intently from the bench, dressed in a navy blue suit and red necktie. Beckham did not speak to reporters following the game.

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Beckham sprained his left ankle while playing for England against Estonia in a European Championship qualifier on June 6, then hurt it again during Real Madrid’s season finale June 17. On Saturday, the 32-year-old midfielder said he cannot plant or turn without pain and is seven to 10 days from being able to start.

 

He appears likely to miss England’s exhibition game against Germany on Aug. 22, and the layoff could cause him to miss European Championship qualifiers against Israel on Sept. 8 and Russia on Sept. 12.

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Since joining the Galaxy, Beckham has been limited to a 16-minute appearance on July 21 in an exhibition against England’s Chelsea.

 

Seems like quite a to do over a mild ankle sprain.