Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham was finally overwhelmed and reduced to tears as he went out in a burst of fireworks and cheers Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement.
The Copa del Rey trophy could have been coach Jose Mourinho's parting gift for Real Madrid, or at least a consolation prize after a disappointing season filled with locker-room turmoil and failure in La Liga and the Champions League.
Real Salt Lake (5-5-2) at Chivas USA (3-5-2), 10:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake will cap a three-game road trip on Sunday at The Home Depot Center against a struggling Chivas USA side.
Alex Ferguson is looking forward to a retired life of luxury vacations, watching thoroughbreds, enjoying good wines and perhaps studying languages.
The Houston Dynamo will aim to start a new home unbeaten streak when they welcome the New England Revolution to BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday.
Real Salt Lake will cap a three-game road trip on Sunday at The Home Depot Center against a struggling Chivas USA side.
Paris Saint-Germain hopes to strike a deal with David Beckham in the next two weeks in which the former England captain will work with the French club after retirement, possibly in an ambassadorial role.
After David Beckham's long and distinguished soccer career ends on an artificial turf field in northwestern France, his life promises to be perhaps even more glamorous than it already has been.
They don't come much bigger than this.
Cascadia Cup action resumes on Saturday as the in-form Portland Timbers head to BC Place to take on Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Colorado (4-4-3) at San Jose (3-4-5), 10:30 p.m. After a slow start, the Colorado Rapids appear to have righted the ship and will go for their third straight victory on Saturday against the San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium.
Football without Alex Ferguson? Like Britain without the queen or gin without tonic, it seems almost unthinkable.
After snapping the Houston Dynamo's record home unbeaten streak last weekend, Sporting Kansas City hopes to continue the losing streak of struggling D.C. United on Sunday.
The Philadelphia Union go in search of a bounce-back performance on Saturday when the club hosts the Chicago Fire at PPL Park.
The Seattle Sounders will aim to extend their unbeaten streak in league play to six consecutive matches when the Rave Green host FC Dallas at CenturyLink Field.
A pair of struggling sides get together at BMO Field on Saturday as Trillium Cup rivals Columbus Crew and Toronto FC square off.
Beckham has expressed interest in buying a Major League Soccer franchise, but contrary to reports, there are no immediate plans for him to bring a team to Miami.
Ask someone in Asia or Europe a decade ago what they knew about the Galaxy, and odds are the answer would have been limited to planets or stars. Nowadays, it's likely to include a reference to "Beckham's team," the Major League Soccer franchise in Los Angeles.
Toronto FC announced Thursday that the club has acquired midfielder Bobby Convey from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft.
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