{"id":5522,"date":"2019-02-09T07:47:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T12:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5522"},"modified":"2019-02-10T09:49:01","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T14:49:01","slug":"la-galaxy-to-honor-beckham-with-statue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5522","title":{"rendered":"LA Galaxy to Honor Beckham with Statue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.15284583.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.15284583.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.15284583-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The LA Galaxy will honour former England captain David Beckham with a statue outside their stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy announced the move in a mailout sent to season-ticket holders, saying the statue would be unveiled outside Dignity Health Sports Park before their Major League Soccer season opener against the Chicago Fire on March 2.<\/p>\n<p>Beckham, 43, made 122 appearances for the Galaxy between 2007 and 2013, winning two MLS Cups.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder was the first true global star to play in the American league \u2013 a path later taken by the likes of Thierry Henry, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the competition grew in stature.<\/p>\n<p>And he will now become the first player from any club to be honored with a statue. Lamar Hunt, the former owner of FC Dallas, Sporting Kansas City and the Columbus Crew, and for whom US Open Cup is named, has a trophy at Toyota Stadium in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Beckham is in the process of forming his own MLS franchise, Inter Miami, who are due to begin playing in 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-5522\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5522&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-5522\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5522&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-5522\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5522&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5522\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The LA Galaxy will honour former England captain David Beckham with a statue outside their stadium. 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