If you guys recall, David Beckham walked off the field last weekend after the Galaxy vs Toronto FC game concluded with his right ankle bandaged. Well, yesterday the Galaxy confirmed that David would not participate in tonight's match against the defending MLS champion Crew.On Thursday, the Galaxy declined to comment when David was not aboard the team's flight to Ohio. A Beckham spokesman said the he had an Achilles tendon injury and that no decision would be made until after Beckham was reevaluated. Bruce Arena, the Galaxy's coach and general manager, said at the news conference in Columbus that "it was a 50-50 thing" whether Beckham would travel and that "we decided to use better judgment and give him this game off."
After David scored two goals and assisted on three others in his eight games this season, Arena shrugged off his absence. "He's missed about 18 to 20 games for us this year, so it's not the end of the world," Arena said. "This is all part of it. Teams miss players throughout the season, whether it's [due to] injuries or suspensions or other reasons. We've learned to play a lot of games without him and we're going to play another one. It [the Achilles problem] is something that David always has an issue with. I expect him to be back next week" for the Oct. 2 home game against the Chicago Fire.
source: LA Times
