Live The Pitch

The wait for David Beckham is over as he will take the pitch tonight against the New York Red Bulls.  Beckham will most likely be in the starting lineup for Bruce  Arena’s Galaxy.  There will be mixed emotions among the fans tonight with some applauding, but in my opinion most of them will be booing.  Fans of MLS soccer are not happy with Beckham clearly showing that he does not want to be playing in the U.S.

Beckham has been all over the news this past week about his rift with Landon Donovan.  Donovan was quoted in the book, “The Beckham Experiment,” about some issues he had with Beckham.  The thing that bothers fans the most is when players don’t give their all to the team.

As a fan I believe every word Donovan said.  With the amount of money Beckham is making to play here, he should be the role model of the entire league.  He wants nothing to do with the success of the MLS.  Beckham is all about himself!

The Galaxy come into the match tonight in fifth place in the Western Conference and the Red Bulls find themselves in dead last place in the Eastern Conference.  I am anxious to see the impact Beckham has with the Galaxy from here on.  Beckham’s recent form has been top-notch so we will see how much he really cares about the MLS!

Today the MLS announced the starting 11 players that will play Everton on July 29, during the All-Star game.  The roster is based on fan voting which I have never been a big fan of.  The Seattle Sounders and Houston Dynamo will each have two players represented in the starting lineup.  Players that should take the most out of this great opportunity are Stuart Holden, Chad Marshall, and Conor Casey.  Holden, in my opinion will not be playing in the MLS much longer due to his recent play.

Players:

1.  Kasey Keller-  Seattle Sounders

2.  Geoff Cameron-  Houston Dynamo

3.  Chad Marshall-  Columbus Crew

4.  Wilman Conde-  Chicago Fire

5.  Freddie Ljunberg-  Seattle Sounders

6.  Guilermo Barros Schelotto-  Columbus Crew

7.  Shalrie Joseph-  New England Revolution

8.  Stuart Holden-  Houston Dynamo

9.  Dwayne De Rosario-  Toronto FC

10.  Landon Donovan-  LA Galaxy

11.  Conor Casey-  Colorado Rapids

Here at Livethepitch.com we have come up with our dream MLS lineup to play Everton in the MLS All-Star Game.

1. Landon Donovan- LA Galaxy

2. Guillermo Barros Schelotto- Columbus Crew

3. Freddy Montero- Seattle Sounders

4. Cuauhtemoc Blanco- Chicago Fire

5. Brian McBride- Chicago Fire

6. Kyle Beckerman- Real Salt Lake

7. Jimmy Conrad- Kansas City Wizards

8. Chad Marshall- Columbus Crew

9. Jonathan Bornstein- Chivas USA

10. Sam Cronin- Toronto FC

11. Zach Thornton-Chivas USA

The  2009 MLS All Star Game will be played in Sandy, Utah on July 29 at 9:30 p.m. ET.

For tickets click here- MLS All Star Tickets