It was David Beckham first Major League Soccer start, but even with his great delivery and assists, he couldn’t prevent La Galaxy from losing a 5-4 thriller to the New York Red Bulls.

Perhaps, it was the defence the need to be looked into, as David Beckham was instrumental in three Galaxy goal, but to the paying fans, a 9 goal thriller must bring back memories of the days Pele, Franz Beckenbaur and Giorgio Chinaglia brought excitement to soccer in the United States. In fact, Beckham drew more than 66,000 crowd, the largest in franchise history and the largest there for a U.S League game since the Cosmos drew more than 70,000 crowd against Fort Lauderdale on 1980.

But for England’s coach, Steve McClaren must be worried than ever as Beckham limped at the end of the game and remain uncertain on whether he will be fit to play for England against Germany in a friendly. McClaren is already facing a major crisis upfront after the loss of Wayne Rooney and unfit players altogether for the crucial Euro Qualifier match against Israel.

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