LA Galaxy to honor David Beckham
The LA Galaxy will honor one of their most legendary players, David Beckham, with a statue to be unveiled before the team’s home opener at Dignity Health Sports Park on March 2.
Beckham, who entered MLS in 2007 as the first player acquired via the league-changing Designated Player rule, played six seasons with the Galaxy, winning MLS Cups in 2011 and 2012 to mark milestones in a remarkable career which also included stops at Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, and Paris Saint-Germain between 1992 and 2013. Beckham, widely credited for expanding awareness and popularity of MLS during a crucial juncture in the league’s development, is still involved with MLS, as one of the co-owners of Inter Miami CF, slated to begin play in 2020.
Though statues honoring club legends is a tradition with a number of English football clubs, this would be the first such honor provided by an MLS team to a former player. Lamar Hunt, the namesake of the U.S. Open Cup and former FC Dallas, Sporting Kansas Cityand Columbus Crew owner, has a statue at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
