Soccer star David Beckham angrily confronted a heckler Friday in Los Angeles after the person taunted him about prostitutes. Beckham is in the middle of a mini-controversy after In Touch magazine published a story alleging the English star had sex with prostitutes, leading to a Beckham lawsuit against their publishing company.

After a frustrating night that saw his Los Angeles Galaxy lose 2-0 to the New York Red Bulls, a shirtless Beckham walked toward the locker room and received several prostitution taunts. It appeared he was going to ignore it, but at the last second turns toward the heckler (and a camera) and confronts him.

A visibly angry Beckham challenges the man to say it again to his face, but the heckler was clearly caught off guard and said nothing. The move showed Beckham isn’t afraid to stand up for himself, but if he wants to stay on the filing lawsuits (and not getting them) side, he’d be better off avoiding any potential conflicts.

“Beckham: “Say it to my face”[News of the World]

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Earlier this week I did a post about a diaper brand imitating the David Beckham Armani underwear ad where he’s holding a rope. The ad was put together by Creative Diamond Olgivy which as far as I can tell is the Korean branch of Olgivy. Apparently they’ve received some heat from children’s groups for the ad.

They sent me the following email with “kindly request to take down the “rope”" as the subject. I have to admit.. When I read that I thought David Carradine had reached out to me from the grave.

Dear Mr./Ms.

The main reason is we did not expect people to feel this negatively about this ad.
If you can pull “rope” ad we would really appreciated it. If not we understand.
Truly, our intention was a parody to a designer underwear ads.
We would never want to exploit children in any way what so ever.

We are very sorry for all this inconvenience
Best Regards,

Sylvie Park
E.A. to V.P. & Chief Creative Officer (Wain Choi)
Creative
Diamond Ogilvy (Advertising), Seoul

I’m not taking the pic down. I’m glad they’ll understand. I posted it because I thought it was funny and it never entered my mind that some people would have a problem with the picture. I should’ve known though because everybody has a problem with everything nowadays.

David Beckham’s Armani underwear ads receive attention for the package and not the product. Their campaign centers around Beckham’s crotch which is appealing to ladies. Ladies who aren’t going to buy the underwear. They’re more likely to buy diapers which is why Goodnites is rolling out an ad campaign styled after Beckham and Armani.

BM it like Beckham.

David Beckham and Tom Cruise are well-known BFFs, so much so that the new book, “The Beckham Experiment”, dedicates a chapter to their bromance. The book says Cruise has influenced every major Beckham decision since 2003 which I find hard to believe. That would be like Michael Jackson being one of the most influential people in Magic Johnson’s life..Bad example.

If I was a huge David Beckham fan my biggest concern would be Cruise luring Becks to Scientology. Beckham has denied that Tom Cruise has tried to recruit him but you know it’s only a matter of time.

Tom Cruise-David Beckham friendship explored in book about soccer star [Daily News]

• David Beckham has his pulse checked by a medic after practicing with AC Milan

Remember when Victoria Beckham was reportedly asking for more than a million bucks in protection money to keep the Mafia from targeting David Beckham while he played for AC Milan? She should have been focused a little closer to home.

The Pizons Posh’s boo needs protection from are none other than the AC Milan coaching staff. From the Mail Online via Deadspin:

During a training session with AC Milan, where he is currently on loan from LA Galaxy, the former England skipper was left gasping for breath and even had to have his pulse checked by a concerned medic.

The father-of-three was left so out of breath that he could barely stand up after taking part in a gruelling training session with his fellow team-mates.

His lacklustre display comes despite AC Milan’s club doctor Jean-Pierre Meerseeman saying earlier this week that the midfielder still had a lot of life left in him as a professional footballer.

Posh was worried about hit men and car bombs when it’s gonna be wind sprints and dribbling drills that take out her husband. In Becks’ defense, he’s still in underwear modeling shape.

The Mail Online goes on to say that Beckham regained his composure and continued to practice but it can’t be long until AC Milan lends him back to the L.A. Galaxy. Dr. Meerseeman must have meant Beckham had a lot of life left in him as an MLS player because his days of playing at a high level against top competition are long gone.

• David Beckham is selling his 2002 Bentley Arnage T for $157,000

David Beckham of the LA Galaxy and AC Milan (?) is clearing some space in his garage by selling his 2002 Bentley Arnage T. Beckham orginally paid around $295,000 for the vehicle and had $120,000 worth of upgrades added to the car which he is now selling for $157,000 on Auto Trader.

Here are some of the features you get for an extra $120,000:

• Folding rear picnic tables
• Polished wheels
• Bespoke cup-holders to both front door pockets
• ‘Le Mans’ style wing vents
• Alpine hi-fi with sub-woofers
• Half wood/half leather steering wheel
• Roof mounted illuminated vanity mirrors to rear compartment
• Rear fridge
• Diamond cross handles
• Televisions in the rear headrests with bespoke covers

Picnic tables, televisions, and a refrigerator.. Sounds like a luxury RV more than a Bentley. If the Arnage is a little out of your price range you can pick up Wayne Rooney’s 2005 Mercedes G55 AMG for $103,000.

Another sign that the L.A. Galaxy and MLS were put too much stock in an aging David Beckham has been delivered by England coach Fabio Capello. The new man in charge for England made a Mike McCarthy/Ted Thompson like decision by moving Beckham to the bench in favor of young star on the rise Theo Walcott.

It’s usually hard for a superstar player to admit it’s time to move on. Nobody would be shocked if Beckham was pissed about the decision being made for him, but so far Becks is singing the praises of Walcott.

From The Mirror:

“I’m pleased for Theo and the team and I am happy to be here, but I don’t expect to play in every game. That’s the way it is.

“I was happy to get on in both games and would have liked to play more, but I don’t care whether I play or not. The most important thing is England winning and qualifying for the World Cup.”

Becks sounds good now, but if England’s World Cup chances are hanging in the balance you can believe that David Beckham will want to be on the pitch. Although his game is on the decline Beckham deserves to end his career on the field.

When David Beckham signed to play with the L.A. Galaxy some people believed Becks would bring Americans to soccer. And he did in his first year, but in his second season Beckham is seeing less people in the stands on the road. The Galaxy plays to a packed house at home, but the hopes of the MLS were that Beckham would fill stadiums league wide.

The economy could be a factor although MLB isn’t suffering any attendance problems. It’s more likely that a past his prime David Beckham can’t put the MLS on the map by himself.

There were 21,000 fewer fans in New York to watch Beckham play last weekend against the Red Bulls than a year ago. Last month’s visit to soccer-crazed Washington, D.C., drew about 10,000 fewer fans than the previous year despite the fact the 2007 game was played in a rainstorm.

If the numbers keep falling like this David Beckham won’t want to finish his contract let alone make it to his 100th cap. I can’t blame David Beckham for the MLS hyping him up when his best days were behind him, and I can’t blame Beckham for the league’s lack of other major stars. If the MLS can get 5-10 high profile players in their prime to come to the US and play, then and only then, will the sport move ahead of bass fishing and hotdog eating contest in popularity in the States.

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The unveiling of David Beckham’s new underwear poster last week in San Francisco attracted a large audience, and created the buzz Macy’s and Emporio Armani were looking for. I don’t know how much they paid Beckham or how much underwear they sold, but I’m sure the investment is paying off. The English soccer star revealed via his blog that he was shocked by the interest in his billboard.

“To be honest, I was amazed by the huge billboard poster outside Macy’s department store, but even more amazed by the amount of people who turned up to see it! I’m always surprised by the amount of attention certain things create, but the attention this campaign has created is pretty incredible.”

Becks is being humble. He knows he’s an international sex symbol, and I’m sure Macy’s and Emporio Armani told him his piece would be prominently featured on the side of a store. What David should find incredible is the way nobody cares about soccer in America, but they pretend that they do when Beckham’s involved.

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A giant billboard of David Beckham posing in Emporio Armani underwear was unveiled in San Francisco and as you can hear the ladies loved it. Of course, it’s San Francisco so you could argue that everybody loved seeing Beck’s package blown up on the side of a Macy’s. Enjoy it girls…

David Beckham showed up at the ceremony to sign pictures of his crotch.

(Photo courtesy of AP/Jakub Masur)

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