David Beckham to Swap Shirt with Phil Younghusband (Photos and Video)
David Beckham and Landon Donovan graced the press conference for “The Dream Cup: The Philippine Azkals vs. the L.A. Galaxy" at the Makati Shangri-la Hotel on Thursday.Beckham thanked the Filipinos for giving him and his team LA Galaxy a warm welcome.
“Thank you for the welcome. Thank you for the kindness so far. We hope you enjoy the game,” the football superstar said.
Beckham's team mate, Landon Donovan, said he’s aware of the Philippine Azkals because a member of their staff is Pinay.
“I learned about the Azkals very, very quickly. One of the members of our staff back home is from here, she's a very lovely lady,” he said.
Meanwhile, Phil Younghusband, Chieffy Caligdong and some other members of the Philippine Azkals also graced the press conference.
“Papakitaan namin sila ng magandang laban sa Saturday,” said Azkals co-team captain Chieffy Caligdong.
After the presscon, Phil Younghusband tweeted that he asked Beckham that they can trade shirts after the game:
“The Dream Cup: The Philippine Azkals vs. the L.A. Galaxy with David Beckham” friendly match is part of LA Galaxy's Asia Pacific tour that also includes stops in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Melbourne, Australia.
[Photo credits: Move.ph Facebook Page]
Catch the showdown of our very own Philippine Azkals football team against Los Angeles Galaxy, led by its superstar tandem David Beckham and Landon Donovan in a momentous friendly match dubbed as "The Dream Cup,” to be broadcast live by Studio 23 and Balls HD (SkyCable ch. 167) from the Rizal Memorial Stadium tomorrow (Dec 3), 6:30 PM. Don’t miss its replays on the same day (Dec 3), 6 PM; on Sunday (Dec 4), 10:15 AM on ABS-CBN; on Monday (Dec 5), 9 AM on Balls; and next Sunday (Dec 11) on Studio 23, 11 AM.
Watch some videos here:
Videos courtesy of ANCalerts
Video courtesy of Move.ph
