Beckham injures knee, could miss up to 2 months
Los Angeles Galaxy-bound soccer star David Beckham could be out for up to two months after injuring his knee during a Spanish league game.
Los Angeles Galaxy-bound soccer star David Beckham could be out for up to two months after injuring his knee during a Spanish league game.
Beckham, whose recent five-year contract with the Galaxy is worth about $27.5 million in base salary, awaited the results Monday of a scan on his injured knee.
The 31-year-old midfielder with Real Madrid injured a ligament during a 1-1 draw with Getafe in the Spanish league on Sunday, and limped off the field. Beckham's current contract with Real Madrid ends June 30, and the Galaxy had expected he would join the team in August.
Beckham was substituted in the 69th minute, 37 minutes after teammate Jose Antonio Reyes was carried off on a stretcher after suffering the same injury to his left knee.
"Neither of them will play in Germany," Madrid manager Fabio Capello said after the match. "One of the injuries is serious and the other could be something important. We will have to see."
Capello also ruled Beckham out of Madrid's Spanish league match against second-placed FC Barcelona on Saturday. Any chance of Beckham returning to the England squad for the European championships qualifiers later this month is also in doubt.