Yikes!
David Beckham's infamous hand gesture has gotten him into a bit of trouble!
As you may recall, a group of hardcore LA Galaxy fans, the LA Riot Squad, were heckling Beckham because he took a five-month leave of absence to play with AC Milan (strangely enough, the team who Sunday's Galaxy match was against). Further, Beckham is buying out of his contract so he can return to Milan to play - ditching us here.
He was welcomed back to LA with "Go Home Fraud," and "Hey Becks, Here Before You, Here after You, Here Despite You,"signs, as well as booing.
Becks was not having it and during halftime walked over to the fans and beckoned the fans to come over the bleachers and confront him to his face. One fan proceeded to do so, and both Beckham and the fan were restrained by security.
Post-game, Becks tried to spin the incident, claiming that he was extending his hand as a peace offering. We'd like to believe you, baby cakes, but unfortunately, the Major League Soccer bigwigs don't: MLS commisioner Don Garber fined the sexy soccer player $1000 dollars for his unprofessional conduct.
Says Gerber, "We support our players interacting with fans, whether it is at clinics, charity events or by high-fiving their supporters in the stands while celebrating a goal. However, our players should never engage in conduct that can be interpreted as encouraging fans to come out of the stands and onto the field, regardless of the reason."
Beckham told the Press Association, "I don't like my sons seeing that and hearing that, and my family, from an organized group of fans. I think it was disrespectful, some of the things that were being said and also some of the banners. To be honest all I'm going to do is play my football, if it's not good enough for some people, as long as it's good enough for myself and the team nothing else matters."
We love the pure seks that is David Beckham, but isn't heckling a part of professional sports? It sucks, but if you're abandoning the team early, you have to sort of expect it.
Good thing he doesn't play for the Red Sox or Yankees!!
[Image via Buzz Foto.]
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