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David Beckham's welcome home to the Home Depot Center was far from a warm one, but that didn't stop him from making an impact.
With his own fans booing him, Beckham delivered a perfect cross to Bryan Jordan, who headed home an equalizer in the LA Galaxy's 2-2 exhibition draw vs. AC Milan on Sunday night.
The match was marred by fan protests of Beckham, mostly from the Galaxy's main supporter's group, the Riot Squad. The protests eventually led to a confrontation between Beckham and an LA fan who left the stands and ran toward Beckham after being invited/dared/begged to do so by Beckham himself. (Here is an interview with the fan in question.)
Newly-signed U.S. national team defender Oguchi Onyewu was not in uniform for AC Milan.
Here are some other news stories and notes from the weekend and Monday morning to get your day started:
Wambach scores 100th
U.S. women's national team striker Abby Wambach scored her 100th career goal in front of her hometown fans in Rochester, New York, to lead the USA to a 1-0 win vs. Canada on Sunday.
Wambach became the ninth woman to score 100 goals, and fifth in U.S. national team history, doing so faster than any woman before her (129 matches). At 29, Wambach still has some time to try and catch all-time scoring leader Mia Hamm, who finished with 159 career goals.
Revs down struggling Chivas USA
New England stopped its own recent struggles by helping Chivas USA continue its own.
A pair of second half goals helped the Revs post a 2-0 victory on Sunday against a sliding Chivas USA squad that hasn't won a match since June 6th.
Shalrie Joseph came on in the second half to help spark the Revs to their first win since June 7th, a span of three MLS matches.
America edges Inter Milan in penalties
Mexican powerhouse Club America pushed Italian champions Inter Milan to a 1-1 tie before defeating Inter in penalty kicks in their World Football Challenge clash at Stanford Stadium on Sunday.
So why penalty kicks? The winner of the penalty kicks receives an extra point in the World Football Challenge standings. The WFC is a six-team mini-tournament being played across the country over the course of the next two weeks.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is set to make a transfer move to FC Barcelona, came on as a 50th minute substitute for Inter.
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What did you think of Sunday's action? Surprised at the reception Beckham received from Galaxy fans (okay, so maybe not)? Impressed with how fast Wambach reached 100 goals? Surprised at just how bad things have gotten for Chivas USA?
