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...Major League Soccer, sad to say, represents oblivion for a star of the international game - even most of the players on Team USA are signed to pro teams in Europe once they've done enough to attract the attention of foreign scouts. And David Beckham clearly wasn't ready for oblivion. The 33-year-old England wide man, who in 2007 joined the Los Angeles Galaxy on a $250 million five-year contract, looks set to return to Europe, next January, and join glamor club AC Milan on loan. If the deal is finalized in the wake of Milan...
...These days the former Manchester United star rates only the occasional cameo appearance as a substitute, with his starter berth given over to the fleet-footed teenager Theo Walcott. Beckham's past glory - and maritial status as a Spice Dude - notwithstandiing, England coach Fabio Capello has made clear that reputation counts for nothing in his selections; he warns he'll only pick players at the top of their game, testing their skills week in and week out in the world's strongest league. Remaining in Los Angeles would leave Beckham unlikely to make the cut for England...
...When Beckham renounced his status as a "Galactico" on Real Madrid's star-studded roster and headed for California, the big-money move was widely interpreted as a kind of golden parachute into retirement, bringing a touch of glamor and skill to a lower-tier league in which he could dominate. But the move to Milan, European champions just two years ago whose star-studded lineup includes the likes of the Brazilians Kaka and Ronaldino, suggests a restored ambition to return to the premier stage of the global game...
...Nothing to Hide; No. 1: It's the Stupidity, Stupid). TV news shows on Wednesday featured clips of Minnesota's Governor-elect from his World Wrestling Federation days, wearing a feather boa and perching on the ring ropes, haranguing screaming fans. Thursday morning a morose Minnesotan wrote the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Well, finally we have a Governor who knows how to execute a flying head scissors...
...somewhat pained editorial after the election, the Star Tribune urged citizens to be calm, legislators to be cooperative and the Governor-elect to mend his ways: "The scorn for government he voiced during the campaign was one part ideology, one part showmanship and several parts ignorance. He can't get away with the ignorance any longer...