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Posted on: Monday, July 13, 2009

Soccer: Beckham on good terms with Donovan


By SOLANGE REYNER
Associated Press Writer

CARSON, Calif � David Beckham has resolved his issues with Landon Donovan, saying he recently had a good conversation with his Los Angeles Galaxy teammate.

Beckham practiced with the Galaxy today for the first time since returning from a five-month loan to Italian club AC Milan. Since his arrival back in Southern California, he has been peppered with questions about Donovan calling him a bad captain and portraying the English star as stingy in an upcoming book.
Beckham said details of their meeting will remain private but it went very well.
�I�m not going to talk about what was said,� Beckham said. �That was between me, Landon and the manager (Bruce Arena). I said the other day everything that was needed to say.�
On Saturday at an MLS event, Beckham called Donovan�s behavior �unprofessional.�
Beckham will play his first game of the season with the Galaxy when they face the Red Bulls at Giants Stadium on Thursday. The Galaxy host AC Milan on Sunday.
�We�re getting past it, we�re moving on,� Donovan said. �There�s a lot of things I regret. I regret the way that I went about this process and I also regret some of the things I said.�
Donovan said he knew what he was getting into when he talked to Sports Illustrated senior writer Grant Wahl, the author of �The Beckham Experiment.�
�There were no surprises,� he said. �I�m generally a pretty honest person, but that doesn�t mean I need to share things with everybody.�
The Galaxy has won three straight to improve to 5-3-9 heading into the matchup with the Red Bulls, and they�re hoping Beckham�s return will help them continue their strong run.
Midfielder Chris Klein said Beckham and Donovan interacted just fine at practice.
�I don�t know if it�s buried or not, but for them to carry any of that is silly,� he said.
Beckham said his discussions with Milan on returning to the team in 2010 will be resolved in the next couple of months.
�Obviously Milan expressed that they want me to go back so I don�t see any reason why that would change,� he said. �We�ll have to wait and see. I hope to be going back there.�
So what about that Sunday matchup?
�It�s going to be strange, funny and exciting,� Beckham said. �It�s good when teams like that of that class and the players that they have come over. It�s about preparing yourself and it�s about also the excitement of having such great players here.�