TweetLA Galaxy midfielder and former England captain David Beckham is the star of the show in a new Burger King advert. Ok, so the acting is diabolical, but hey, on this cold Spring morning, Beckham's 31 seconds in front of the camera brought a wry smile on the lips of In The Stands' editor-in-chief AA [.

Tottenham announced today that they will play the Los Angeles Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls in a pre-season tour of the United States this summer.

The game against the Galaxy on July 24 will hold a particular significance for the club as former Spurs skipper Robbie Keane and ex-England captain David Beckham play for the MLS side.

Tottenham announced today that they will play the Los Angeles Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls in a pre-season tour of the United States this summer.

The game against the Galaxy on July 24 will hold a particular significance for the club as former Spurs skipper Robbie Keane and ex-England captain David Beckham play for the MLS side.

Parabens and Congratulations to AC Milan ace, Thiago Silva for winning the Samba d'Or, an award given out by our amigos over at SambaFoot! The award recognizes the 'Best Brazilian Footballer in Europe' and previous winners have included Maicon, Luis Fabiano and Kaka.

Good article on MLSsoccer.com about Gavin Wilkinson and his travels abroad. I think we all already knew this, but he pretty much spelled it out that we're going to see a couple new faces this off season from abroad which shouldn't be surprising given the amount of scouting he's been doing in recent months.

Paris St Germain have become the latest club to be interested in the signature of 36 year old former England captain David Beckham, which is ,a href="http://www.attackingsoccer.com/2011/09/qpr-make-audacious-swoop-for-beckham/">bad news for newly promoted EPL side QPR who have made it public of their interest in Beckham's signature after his current LA Galaxy contract expires at the end of the MLS season.

Chelsea kicks off the group stage. (Getty Images)

By: Geoff Reid

Group E
Chelsea vs Bayer Leverkusen from Stamford Bridge, London
The big story in this one to kick off this season's group stage for both clubs is the return of former Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack to Stamford Bridge as a player for Bayer Leverkusen.

Steven McInerney from the impressive City blog, In Esteemed Kompany, has had a chat with us about his aspirations for the season ahead, as well as looking back at the success of last season.

Scott the Red: Were you happy with your team's performance last season?

Steven McInerney: Of course it was a fantastic year for us.

Stevenage 0-0 Exeter City
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We are off the mark in League 1. It wasn't pretty, but a solid performance ensured that we came away with a point against the Grecians. Chances were few and far between throughout the 90 minutes and both Paul Tisdale and Graham Westley will be content with an opening day point in the circumstances.

Liverpool 2-0 Valencia| Pre-season friendly

• Liverpool win 2-0 in bad-tempered affair • Anfield's first look at £47m midfield This will be the season when Liverpool judges Andy Carroll and his £35m investment fee – and, as Kenny Dalglish had insisted, he appears ready to make his mark.

Blackburn Rovers have gone clucking mad as they showcase their brand new shirt sponsor 'Venkys' with the cheesiest football advert since Gary Lineker did those Walkers promotions a few years back. Resembling something straight out of an American-styled marketing project, the 30 second clip sees the likes of captain David Dunn, striker Jason Roberts and [.

Veteran Rangers captain David Weir says he would love to take up any offer from Everton manager David Moyes to join the coaching team at Goodison Park.

But the 40-year-old says he will not decide on whether to continue playing until the end of the season.

Moyes told BBC Scotland that he would love Weir to join his backroom staff.

It seems that the first big story of the 2011 soccer seasojn is the pending loan agreement between Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League and the LA Galaxy of the MLS. the deal would take former England captain David Beckham back to his London hometown for a couple of months until the Galaxy's season starts up again in March.