Becks may miss Blues clash
17 Jul 2007 - 07:45:42
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- Becks may miss Blues clash
England star David Beckham may have to postpone his Los Angeles Galaxy debut after being told an ankle injury could force him to miss Saturday's pre-season friendly against Chelsea.
The former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder was unable to take part in a full training session on Monday because of the left ankle ligament damage he suffered during England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia last month.
The ankle swelled up during Beckham's flight from London to Los Angeles last Thursday and Galaxy head coach Frank Yallop confirmed: "Right now, he's day to day.
"He's not done too much the last two days. His ankle is quite swollen but we're hoping it recovers quickly and he can have some part in the game on Saturday.
"Obviously we want to get him on the field as quickly as we can but we don't want to put him in danger of re-injuring himself.
"The injury has responded in the last few days. It was a long flight and it swelled up pretty bad and today he was not as comfortable as he should have been.
"But it's an injury that will quickly heal up as he hasn't got any structural damage.
"Each day it gets better and better so we're hoping that it's going to clear up by the end of the week and he can participate."