Football culture makes it so hard to be gay says Rodgers
Former Leeds winger Robbie Rodgers admits the macho culture of football makes it impossible for gay players to stay in the sport once they have revealed their homosexuality.
Former Leeds winger Robbie Rodgers admits the macho culture of football makes it impossible for gay players to stay in the sport once they have revealed their homosexuality.
Italian goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini appears destined for the United States after Tottenham Hotspur announced that they have reached an agreement to sell him to the Los Angeles Galaxy.
A 15-day training camp in the United States in August highlighted by two international friendlies and a match against Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire is close to being finalized for the Philippine Azkals.
David Beckham is no longer Major League Soccer’s highest-paid player after his salary was cut nearly 40 percent in his new contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Filipino football fans may have gotten the thrill of seeing live how it’s like to “Bend it like Beckham,” but there’s more to the international sporting icon’s talent that awed the Filipinos.
David Beckham—who flashed his trademark curling shot in the opening goal of the Los Angeles Galaxay’s 6-1 rout of the Philippine Azkals on Saturday— certainly had more than his talent to charm the country.
The Philippines Azkals turned football into a sport with a major cult following. But with the visit of David Beckham and the LA Galaxy, the sport has taken giant strides in popularity, heralding its entry into mainstream entertainment in a huge way.
Amid the shrieks of football fans, a quiet time with the kids became the best moment for the entire Los Angeles Galaxy.
The members of the Major League Soccer (MLS) champions squeezed into their tight schedule a special trip to various local orphanages and foundations Saturday morning before the anticipated clash versus the Philippines national team.
The Philippines Azkals, a team that hardly merited a second look even from its Southeast Asian rivals a year ago, face the newly crowned Major League Soccer champion Los Angeles Galaxy in an exhibition match that underlines the rapid rise of the sport in this basketball-crazy nation.
While this may be the season of the sports fan, the timing could not have been any worse where Aly Borromeo is concerned.
Although talks are rife that David Beckham may just be playing one of his final games with the Los Angeles Galaxy, the English star still won’t drop a hint.
Few expect the Philippine Azkals to stun world football icon David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy in an exhibition match on Saturday night at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.
Having spent a significant amount renovating and maintaining the Rizal Memorial Stadium and its field, the Philippine Football Federation has also agreed to pay P1 million for the use of the historic facility for one of the biggest football events taking place in the country in years.
David Beckham’s bid for a fairytale finish to his five-year Major League Soccer stint with Los Angeles stayed on track on Thursday as the Galaxy advanced to the Major League Soccer playoff semi-finals.
