International Soccer

As fireworks crackle, Beckham plays last home game

Paris Saint Germain's midfielder David Beckham from England, send a kiss during a training session prior to his French League One soccer match against Brest, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Paris Saint-Germain hopes to strike a deal with David Beckham in the next two weeks in which the former England captain will work with the French club after retirement, possibly in an ambassadorial role.

Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham went out in a burst of fireworks and adulation Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement. 47 minutes ago

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PSG president wants to keep working with Beckham

Paris Saint-Germain hopes to strike a deal with David Beckham in the next two weeks in which the former England captain will work with the French club after retirement, possibly in an ambassadorial role.
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Ferguson heads into retirement seeking 1 more win

Alex Ferguson is looking forward to a retired life of luxury vacations, watching thoroughbreds, enjoying good wines and perhaps studying languages.
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Column: Football without Ferguson? Unthinkably sad

Football without Alex Ferguson? Like Britain without the queen or gin without tonic, it seems almost unthinkable.
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Atletico wins Copa del Rey as Ronaldo ejected

The Copa del Rey trophy could have been coach Jose Mourinho's parting gift for Real Madrid, or at least a consolation prize after a disappointing season filled with locker-room turmoil and failure in La Liga and the Champions League.
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Beckham's role after retirement to remain global

After David Beckham's long and distinguished soccer career ends on an artificial turf field in northwestern France, his life promises to be perhaps even more glamorous than it already has been.
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10 Things to Know About David Beckham

Ten things to know about David Beckham, the soccer superstar who announced his retirement Thursday.
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Donovan left off roster for World Cup qualifiers

Landon Donovan was left off the 29-man U.S. roster for a training camp ahead of a trio of World Cup qualifiers next month. But American coach Jurgen Klinsmann anticipates he will rejoin the team at some unspecified point.
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Beckham brought credibility, visibility to MLS

Ask someone in Asia or Europe a decade ago what they knew about the Galaxy, and odds are the answer would have been limited to planets or stars. Nowadays, it's likely to include a reference to "Beckham's team," the Major League Soccer franchise in Los Angeles.
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Column: Love or hate Beckham, he can't be ignored

Like his former Manchester United boss, Alex Ferguson, David Beckham picked the right time and best way to retire - as a winner and before the worst ravages of age became painfully apparent.
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Klinsmann names roster for U.S. camp

Jurgen Klinsmann has named his roster for the U.S. national team's training camp ahead of the nation's upcoming five-game stretch.