Beckham makes his debut...finally

In front of a sold out RFK Stadium, David Beckham makes his official Major League Soccer debut for the LA Galaxy. His appearance came in the 72nd minute. More later.

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The DC crowd went home happy. The diehard fans witnessed a victory, 1-0 United, while everyone else got to see David Beckham on the field.

Beckham entered the game late and had little impact on the outcome. LA was already playing a man down. However, the few touches Beckham had showed he is slowly getting back into soccer form after injuring his ankle.

Beckham displayed his trademark free kick in the 85th minute and sent a ball forward, springing teammate Landon Donovan behind the United defense. But nothing materialized.

It’s probably too late to save the Galaxy’s season this year, but it appears that when Beckham begins to play full-time, he will impact the game. Head coach Frank Yallop will play Beckham where he has wanted to be his entire career, at center midfielder.

Until he is healthy, Beckham’s impact will remain a financial one.

Blogger’s note: LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham, center, enters a MLS match for the first time against DC United. Photo courtesy of AP Photo – Haraz N. Ghanbari.