Fairytale ending for Beckham in MLS triumph

Hollywood loves a happy ending. In true movie style, David Beckham signed off his five-year American adventure with a trophy as LA Galaxy lifted the MLS Cup on Sunday night. 

The Galaxy's leading man has still to decide whether to extend his stay in California, but his performance had all the hallmarks of a final act. 

He staggered through the game nursing a hamstring injury but still defied the odds to become only the second Englishman after Trevor Steven to win championships in three countries.

Who knows, with Paris Saint-Germain still courting the 36-year-old, there could yet be time to add a French title to the honours won in England, Spain and the United States. Yet, until Landon Donovan's 72nd minute winner, it had looked as if Houston Dynamo had failed to read the script.  

Basking in their role as the rugged underdogs, they engineered to frustrate Galaxy's array of stars. But it seems you really do get what you pay for in the City of Angels. 

It was the Galaxy's three 'Designated Players' – whose wages only count in part towards the team's salary cap – who combined to put the Californian side ahead. Beckham to Robbie Keane to Landon Donovan. It was a marketing guru's dream.  

It took £20million and five seasons but, finally, Beckham can add  a piece of silverware to 
his Stateside success story.  

source: www.dailymail.co.uk