Beckham Earns His Paycheck One Injury At A Time

David Beckham finally returned (again) from his injury to play last night. Things went pretty well until, guess what? He was injured again. He is starting to remind me of Kerry Wood.

England's David Beckham will undergo a scan after he suffered a knee injury playing for LA Galaxy on Wednesday, casting doubt on his fitness ahead of next month's Euro 2008 qualifiers.

Beckham, who is hoping to take part in England's qualifiers against Israel and Russia in September, was substituted in the 33rd minute of the Superliga final against Mexican team Pachuca after a challenge with Fernando Salazar.

I still don't understand soccer terms. He was injured after a challenge? What does that mean? Did a guy from Pachua come up to him and slap his face with a white glove?

"It's just gone from one thing to another thing. Maybe it is a sign to give it a rest, get it right and not come back until it is right," Beckham told reporters after the game which Galaxy lost on penalties.

Or maybe he is just old and past his prime. Just a thought.

Hey at least this will give him more time to spend tooling around major league baseball ballparks and buying diamond-encrusted dildos for his wife.

Enjoy the injury video. It might be awhile before you see him on the pitch (soccer term!) again.

(Reuters)
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