By Mark Buckingham Last updated: 24th August 2007
Beckham: Two games in two days
Los Angeles Galaxy coach Frank Yallop admits David Beckham should not have played 90 minutes for the second time in two days.
After playing in England's friendly defeat to Germany on Wednesday, Beckham returned to the United States for Galaxy's MLS fixture with Chivas USA on Thursday.
The midfielder again lasted the entire match, but was unable to prevent Galaxy from slipping to a 3-0 defeat.
With Beckham still battling for full fitness after an ankle injury, Yallop was reluctant to risk the former Manchester United man against Chivas.
However, the Galaxy coach revealed it was the player's decision to declare himself fit for the game.
"It wasn't the intention to play him at all, but he came in and said that he felt okay," Yallop told reporters. "And obviously with our situation in the league we need points.
"I didn't want to leave him on, but in the end, at 2-0, he tried and all it needed was maybe one set-piece or one bit of magic by David.
"Right at the end he looked hobbled. I used him tonight and I shouldn't have done that.
"I don't like to put players like David in jeopardy of getting injured, and that wasn't the intention.
"We wanted to make sure his ankle was okay and he said he was okay to start.
"You can still tell now that he is sore, he's still not 100 percent."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 30th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs West Brom |
| 15:00 | Everton vs Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Hull vs Wigan |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Stoke |
| 15:00 | West Ham vs Blackburn |
| 17:30 | Arsenal vs Newcastle |
| Sunday 31st August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Chelsea vs Tottenham |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Man City |
| 16:00 | Aston Villa vs Liverpool |
| Saturday 13th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Liverpool vs Man Utd |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Arsenal |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Newcastle vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | West Brom vs West Ham |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Sunderland |
| 17:30 | Man City vs Chelsea |
| Sunday 14th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Stoke vs Everton |
| Monday 15th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Tottenham vs Aston Villa |
| Saturday 20th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:00 | Sunderland vs Middlesbrough |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Monday 25th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Sunday 24th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 3 - 0 West Ham | |
| Wigan 0 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Saturday 23rd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Fulham 1 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Newcastle 1 - 0 Bolton | |
| Liverpool 2 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Stoke 3 - 2 Aston Villa | |
| West Brom 1 - 2 Everton | |
| Tottenham 1 - 2 Sunderland | |
| Blackburn 1 - 1 Hull | |
| Sunday 17th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Aston Villa 4 - 2 Man City | |
| Chelsea 4 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 16th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 0 - 1 Liverpool | |
| Bolton 3 - 1 Stoke | |
| Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Tottenham | |
| Hull 2 - 1 Fulham | |
| Everton 2 - 3 Blackburn | |
| West Ham 2 - 1 Wigan | |
| Arsenal 1 - 0 West Brom | |
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