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Article: Missing star leaves Galaxy facing financial black hole ; FOOTBALL
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 8, 2007
- Author:
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LA Galaxy are facing a potentially expensive and litigious
clubversus-country controversy after selling ticket packages -
costing up to $500 ([pound
]253) each - on the basis of a firm
guarantee that fans would see David Beckham play in a major Los
Angeles derby he will now probably miss because of international
duty.
As Galaxy's season falters badly in its early stages, they
desperately need the kind of fillip an in-form Beckham could bring.
Even before Goldenballs has touched down in Hollywood, however, his
new employers are resigning themselves to Beck-ham missing four