British tabloid mainstay, fashion icon, and fabled footballer David Beckham will make his first appearance in New York City today since the former captain of England's national team started playing with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He is spending the afternoon in Harlem coaching the 33 teenage members of the FC Harlem Lions, intending to highlight the need for more soccer fields in the neighborhood. Tomorrow the captain of the Galaxy will take the field......

Manchester United, the Yankees of soccer, won the FA Cup yesterday, defeating Millwall 3-0. United's first-year keeper, Tim Howard, was the first American to win an FA Cup. Despite the shutout, Howard didn't have a single shot to stop. ManU goals came from Cristiano Ronaldo in the 44th minute and Ruud van Nistelrooy with goals at 65 and 81 minutes. The FA Cup is awarded to the best team in England and was United's first......

News of David Beckham's possible move from Manchester United to Barcelona has not only British soccer enthusiasts freaking out, but the entire United Kingdom reeling as well. The Times tries to give its Stateside readers perspective of how devestating this is to Brits. The Sun says the Beckham feels "stabbed in the barc", and other sources also say Beckham is upset by it, with his eye towards vetoing it. Gothamist is fascinated by the......

Kids in the Britain can look like a high-living football star. David Beckham, the Manchester United football star, designs a line, DB07, for Marks & Sparks. Now all these boys need are wannabe singer girlfriends. Check it out here.......

Finally, the British hit Bend It Like Beckham opens here. It's about an Anglo-Indian girl whose parents want her to lead a traditional Sikh life while she is crazy about soccer. The Beckham in the title refers, of course, to the impossibly attractive and talented David Beckham of Manchester United. Here are reviews from A.O. Scott of The New York Times and Kenneth Turan of the L.A. Times. Stephanie Zacharek of Salon calls love interest......