After that cesspool of a result in Paris on Wednesday, it is nice to turn our attention to a league where the sportsmen are pure, the referees are beyond reproach and the game is always played with a spirit of manly honor – the MLS.� Or something like that.

Sunday's game will feature the best team in the west this season against the best team in the west right now.

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First off, thanks to Shatz for asking me to fill in for a minute around these parts, and thanks to Twitter (Follow me @the_amt!) for bringing fans and bloggers together. Cue the cheesy wink.

Since Shatz asked me to guest-blog last week, I've been trying to think of a topic to cover, but most of them just caused me mental and/or emotional pain.

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All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

A puddle of mud proves to be Notts County goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel's best friend. [Extra Footie]

It was inevitable: the Elizabeth Lambert dating video parody. [Tauntr]

Bookmaker stops taking bets on new Scotland manager because their chief executive is on the SFA board.

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Greetings, Dynamo fans. As we are all well aware, our beloved Orange fell short of the 2009 championship. It was a valiant effort against David Beckham and the LA Galaxy. Watching from Houston, the Dynamo played well on Friday night, but early Saturday was a different story.

As midnight passed, LA took advantage of two costly fouls by Ricardo Clark.

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You may have recently read that Bruce Arena received the award for Coach of the Year for rescuing the LA Galaxy from the depths of the last few seasons all the way to the Western Conference final. The most high-profile part of his salvage job was the healing of the San Andreas Fault-sized rift between Lando & Becks. Click to continue reading...

Bolton fans set to be disappointed by 'Becks to link-up with trotters' headlines Victoria Beckham has already got her hubby his Christmas present - and she will struggle to keep them a secret until Santa comes. Not only because the tabloids are writing about her gift, but also because they happen to be a pair of [. Click to continue reading...

With his contribution key to the Galaxy making the playoffs, Beck's Milan departure raises fewer eyebrows. He will play his first Serie game on January 6th and if all goes as planned, he will join the Galaxy after the World Cup.

I am of the camp that the criticism which he received on his return was fully deserved.

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We all know about 34 year old David Beckham, a cracking set piece taker and he has a phenomenal range of passing but he was never the quickest or the most skilful of players. Due to his ability to whip in a dangerous ball from anywhere on the pitch he has never had to change his game, but during the first leg of LA Galaxy's play off against Chivas, Becks showed us a few new tricks.

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Never seen the Heart Shape goal celebration before, that was cool.� Anyone know who it was for?

You thought HP sauce (it's English) had flavor... check out Becks in the middle of this clip!

JM

If you are watching this video on the main page of the blog and the video is sticking out into the categories on the right hand side I apologize.

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The matches to watch after you realize that playing football while wearing a cape might be the most awesome thing ever.

Saturday

Arsenal v Tottenham at Emirates Stadium North London derby. While Spurs are a little depleted at the moment (Defoe, Lennon, dos Santos, and Modric all out), this is still the match of the weekend.

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You may be wondering why the name at the top is neither Daryl nor Rob. I'll introduce myself, I'm Matilda, I also write for Bolton Offside. Both Rob and Daryl will still be writing here, I'm just a little addendum.

Milan chief executive, Adriano Galliani, has come out with the wonderfully self contradictory statement:

"It's practically certain at 100 per cent, the only thing missing is the signatures, but the agreement is complete.

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Read it here.

Oh, and the Becks to AC Milan deal is done, say the Italian club.

BTW, the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team predictably lost 2-1 to a technically (and creatively) superior Spain Monday in Ghana at the World Cup for that age category.

San Pedro's Carlos Martinez was an unused sub; Fontana's Victor Chavez played the second half.

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Man with scruffy beard and tattoos prepares to entertain children Halloween festivities are kicking off very early in the Beckham household. Becks was photographed hugging a large pumpkin at a pumpkin patch in California, despite the fact that Halloween is still more than a week away. Perhaps his spectacular Gary Neville-themed pumpkin is going to take [. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham was at the center of controversy once again this past weekend as he was involved in a red card fracas.

As the Los Angeles Galaxy squared up with Western Conference rivals Houston Dynamo, Beckham went in late and hard on Houston player Ricardo Clark. Houston captain Brian Ching was not pleased with Beckham's challenge at all, and the American forward promptly pushed Becks in the face and exchanged some harsh words.

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In preparation for the 2010 World Cup, David Beckham once again sought out a move to Europe following the close of the Major League Soccer season. His destination of choice was a return to San Siro with AC Milan, but the Rossoneri weren't the only ones making a move for Becks. If Rafa Benitez could have his way, Becks would be preparing for a move to Liverpool.

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I will be the first young lady to say that I "stan" for David Beckham. It was shocking to learn over the weekend that he is in need of new briefs. His contract with Armani as the go to footballer eye candy has been transferred to none other than Cristiano Ronaldo. Although it's a sad ending to a great revenue stream for Becks, I feel like it is a great passing of the torch. Click to continue reading...

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

More footballers reviewing music. This time: Millwall on a song called "Oopsy Daisy". [Channelbee]

Will you be dumb enough to pay to watch England v Ukraine on the internet?

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Former Real Madrid midfielder and all round football superstar David Beckham is planning a return to Serie A.� The 34-year-old enjoyed a productive loan spell with AC Milan during the latter half of last season and Becks claims he is closing in on a move back to the San Siro.

Beckham, one of the Manchester United youth academy's most famous graduates, confirmed he has interest from England but admitted he would feel uncomfortable playing in the Premier League if it wasn't for United.

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Who is more deserving of free, brand new Audis than the few people who can actually afford to buy them? The Barca boys did have to earn their new cars by driving through death-defying obstacle courses, though.

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Beckstrek
Originally uploaded by designatedplayers Un mexicano que se apellida Beck jugara en la NBA, per el Beck mas famoso del mundo quiere comprar un equipo de la MLS, Dios nos libre .
Beckham y Gallagher de Oasis quien es futbolero a morir, quien incluso le dedico una canción a Kaka hace poco, Beck y Gallagher juntos viajando a las estrellas en un retoque curioso. Click to continue reading...

Becks and Noel Gallagher, formerly of Oasis, are set to boldly go where no Adidas advert has gone before. All I ask is that Snoop Dogg play the role of Khan. If we can get that worked out I'm good. Just so long as he's not a Klingon as that would just be so obvious as he kind of looks like a Klingon. Click to continue reading...

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Masked idiots savagely attack the referees of a match in Guatemala. [101gg]

Pepe is returning to play after his 10 match ban for freaking the hell out six months ago, but he still looks insane.

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Background: Diego Serna spent six years in MLS. When he first arrived here from Colombia, he did quite well and was even named to the 2001 MLS Best XI. But, his last few years were marred by injury and unproductive. In 2000,� prior to the decline of his career, Serna did� set one infamous MLS record though.

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The Crowd=The Passion

Goats v Bulls ,

My name is Simon a 30 something Brit now living here in sunny California ,

I was born in Swindon England where I lived pretty much all my life ,

My team is my home town club Swindon Town F.C. , an unfashionable

Small team from Wiltshire , for 30 years I followed my Robins from the lows of

The old division 4 to the dizzy high of the premiership only to fall from

Grace to the foot of England's professional leagues ,

On arrival to the states I was keen to check out the local "soccer" for my personal

Views about football and my ultra mentality I could not follow nor shout for galaxy ,

For their golden boy becks and his one time links to Manchester Utd , but for now I shall

Save those views for another time ,

Chivas USA came to my attention and now for the last year the goats have substituted my Robins ,

For my footballing fix.

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If you thought Becks was sweet enough... I don't know whether Tutankhamun ever experimented with designer stubble, but if he did he might have looked a bit like this chocolate sculpture of David Beckham. A Manchester chocolatier had the bright idea of creating a tasty tribute to the ex-England skipper. Click to continue reading...

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And those words are: Getting it done.

One week after giving up the most goals in team history, the Los Angeles Galaxy put together perhaps their most complete game of the season (though the Fire game at Toyota Park is in the running), shutting out a talented Toronto FC side to become only the fourth team in MLS history to record a shut-out immediately after giving up six goals.

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Galaxy 1 Toronto 0

Better from the Galaxy this week (could it get any worse?) helped considerably by a brittle-looking Toronto defense.

David Beckham could have had a second goal just before the break, a Julian de Guzman headed clearance of an Eddie Lewis cross falling perfectly for Becks about 22 yards out.

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Before I got sidetracked yesterday, I intended to say a few words about the "soft cap" proposal that Ben and BA Duane keep floating. I briefly touched on Ben's first post here, and of course Bill ranted about how TFC sucks not because of the cap, but because no one associated with that club understands how the league is run. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham was tempted to execute a 'neck breaker' move but held back at the last minute.Becks grabbed Daniel Hernandez around the throat and pulled him away.. Click to continue reading...

His transformation is complete. From having it out with his own fans, to this (via Bill Archer):
Yeah, he probably won't be back next year. Just a guess.
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Our Galaxy (9-4-11) host FC Dallas (6-11-6) tonight at the Home Depot Center at 7:30 Pacific (FSN-PT and Direct Kick). The Galaxy is only 2 points out of first place in the Western Conference, while FC Dallas is in second to last place in the West. FC Dallas is all but certain to miss the playoffs with a minimum 10 point deficit to overcome for a wild card spot.

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Much is made of Alan Hansen's infamous quote 'you won't win anything with kids' at the start of the 1995-1996 season, with our lads going on to win the Double in May.

In the squad on the first day of the season were 20-year-olds David Beckham, Gary Neville, John O'Kane, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, and 18-year-old Phil Neville.

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Is Maradona untouchable as Argentina's manager? [Reuters Blog]

How West Ham persuaded Jermain Defoe to leave Charlton. [The Spoiler]

Sir Alex says everyone is jealous of United.

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All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

The above video is from a couple weeks ago, when the LA Galaxy were at DC's RFK Stadium, but I just came across it. Galaxy forward Alan Gordon bet Davey Becks that he couldn't kick the ball through the press box window above the "I" in the "TRAFFIC" sign.

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Another week of Premiership action is now in the books, and Thursday means one thing: it's time for the Thursday Throwdown from A to Z. Here we go...

A� is for Anelka. Chelsea fans should be counting their lucky stars that both Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba are in spectacular form.

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