With the announcement of the MLS 2007 regular season schedule comes a lot of buzz about when the Galaxy (and Beckham) are gonna be in town. Aparently this should be a huge TV draw, according to an ESPNsoccernet article, they Galaxy will be televised nationally in 16 of their last 17 regular season games. I know they are counting more than just what ESPN and ESPN2 will show, but that is still a lot of Galaxy.
From the ESPNsoccernet article:
The former England captain likely will make his MLS debut Aug. 5 at Toronto, according to the MLS schedule released Tuesday. But he could don his Galaxy shirt for the first time in late July when Los Angeles plays in the SuperLiga, an eight-team exhibition event between MLS and Mexican clubs.
The Galaxy play Mexico’s Chivas on July 24 at home, against Pachuca on July 28 and travel three days later to play at FC Dallas, the only MLS team that will not see Beckham during the regular season.
Sixteen of the Los Angeles Galaxy’s final 17 games are scheduled to be broadcast nationally.
“Adjustments were made to maximize David Beckham joining Galaxy in mid-July,” said Dan Courtemanche, MLS’ senior vice president of communications and marketing. “There was no major upheaval to ensure every team will have the Galaxy at home after mid-July.”
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