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By FRANCO PANIZO
The Beckham experiment could end up lasting another year. At least the Los Angeles Galaxy is hoping so.
The Galaxy has offered David Beckham a one-year contract extension, which is believed to be worth $8.9 million. The offer is an attempt to keep Beckham with Los Angeles, as his contract is set to expire at the end of the year.
The 36-year-old Beckham has been linked with clubs in England, but he is expected to meet with his advisers at season's end to decide on what's best for the next phase in his career.
Beckham has scored two goals and has 12 assists this season, the latter stat currently good enough for second best in the league behind only Houston's Brad Davis.
Here are more stories from Monday:
MLS NEGOTIATING TO SELL PART OF SUM
Major League Soccer could soon see a change. According to a report, the league has been in negotiations in recent weeks with Providence Equity Partners over selling an equity stake in MLS's media and marketing business, Soccer United Marketing (SUM). The report states that Providence is looking to obtain a 25 percent stake in SUM for $125 million to $150 million, which would make SUM's value somewhere in between $500 million and $600 million.
What that would mean for the league is that it would have extra cash to spend. A part of that cash could be given to shareholder-owners, who, as a group, have lost hundreds of millions of dollars since the league's inception in 1996.
Neither MLS nor Providence Equity commented on the report.
IBRAHIMOVIC OUT OF MILAN'S CLASH AGAINST BARCELONA
Zlatan Ibrahimovic won't get to face his former club on Tuesday, as he has been ruled out of AC Milan's Champions League game against Barcelona with a muscle injury. It is unknown how serious the injury is, but Ibrahimovic's absence further depletes Milan's forward options for its match against Barcelona. Robinho is also out with an injury and Filippo Inzaghi was not been included in the squad.
ROBBEN TO MISS VILLARREAL GAME
Arjen Robben's groin injury is set to sideline him from Bayern Munich's Champions League Group A fixture against Villarreal on Wednesday. Robben has been recovering from the injury for a few weeks now, but he still isn't healthy enough to return to action. Robben joins Ivica Olic, Daniel Pranjic and Breno as Bayern players who will miss the match.
PITTMAN JOINS CRAWLEY TOWN ON LOAN
American striker Jon-Paul Pittman is on the move once again, and this time he is returning to a familiar place. Crawley Town has acquired Pittman on a 93-day emergency loan from fellow League Two club Oxford United, which signed Pittman back in May. Pittman has played for Crawley Town before, having spent little over a year and a half with the club from 2007-2009.
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