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Whilst the U. Andrew Luck Womens Jersey .S. Embassy may
have issued a travel advisory for Montreal due to the escalating crisis around
student protests, Impact supporters have voted with their feet for the most
eagerly anticipated match of the season at Olympic Stadium. On Saturday
afternoon, a standing room only crowd of well over 60,000 will be all ears, eyes
and football noise for their home date with David Beckham and the Los Angeles
Galaxy. Representing a three-fold increase from when the Impact last took to the
pitch for a home league match against the Portland Timbers back in late April,
Beckham-mania has truly captivated la belle ville similar to the manner Giants
Stadium was packed to the rafters back in August 2007 when over 66,000 showed up
to watch Beckhams maiden bow in New York. Although Saturday represents the first
time Beckham is in Montreal for work-related purposes, affairs of the heart led
to Englands most capped outfield player paying a visit to Montreal shortly after
his sending off at the 1998 World Cup Finals in his nations second round
Argentine defeat. Unlike Thursday night when Beckham arrived at the airport
along with the rest of the Galaxy squad amidst a phalanx of light bulbs and
autograph requests, it was aboard a tour bus from Mansfield, Massachusetts from
which he presented himself at a nondescript border crossing some 50 miles south
of Montreal back in summer 1998. This though was no ordinary tour bus. Neither
were Beckhams circumstances, having flown back with the defeated England squad
to London on Canada Day to a nation seemingly baying for Beckham blood following
whats now one of the most infamous red cards in all of world football. His
moment of madness whilst laying prone on the St. Etiene surface, he lashed out
at Diego Simeone in full glare of the referee. A recipient of death threats as
an actual effigy of Beckham was left hanging outside a London pub, a thoroughly
dejected and demoralized Beckham sought the sanctuary of the U.S. to be reunited
with his then fiancée Victoria Adams. Better known as Posh Spice, Beckham left
all his England cares behind him as he briefly joined the Spiceworld tour that
on July 10th played to a sold-out show at the Bell Centre. Hardly recognized by
anyone, Beckham did though take the time to sign an England shirt that was
destined for a charity event on behalf of the Montreal Childrens Hospital.
Beckhams other connection to Montreal was a late summer 2009 report from the New
York Times that suggested an interest on his part to leverage his option to
purchase an MLS franchise into some form of partnership stake with Impact owner
Joey Saputo. Saputo has never directly responded to that suggestion but Beckham
was a willing participant when the subject came up in the pre-match press
conference staged at Olympic Stadium on Friday. “There was truth to it
obviously, I have that option in my contract so its something that Ive obviously
thought about but Im still playing so you know its not right for me to own a
team whilst Im still playing,” Beckham stated to the standing room only media
throng. That interest was clearly mutual and whatever initial discussions took
place, they must have been beneficial as they led to face-to-face talks between
Beckham and Impact principles. “Yeh, I met the guys,” added Beckham. “I think
theyre great guys, and I think they are really good business people.” The Impact
ship has already sailed sans Beckham, who could not have been more complimentary
to the job Impact president Joey Saputo is doing. “Its great to see them in the
league now,” said Beckham. “Its great to see their ideas, and their dreams come
out and be shown within the MLS. So its good.” With the Galaxy off to a club
worst start, having already suffered as many defeats through nine matches as the
they did through the entire 2011 season, Saturday at Olympic Stadium represents
a stern test for the MLS champs in what is certain to be a cauldron-like
atmosphere and playing against a club thats fresh off last weeks splendid
Sporting occasion. The Impact may be smarting from their midweek inertia in
Toronto when, yet again, they failed in what is now their eighth straight
attempt at defeating Canadas original MLS franchise in Amway Canadian
Championship play. They do, though, put their unbeaten home record on the line
Saturday. This for a club that has grown in confidence and MLS stature as their
inaugural season plays out. From a position of four defeats in the first
fivefixtures and just the solitary point from their home opener back on March
10th to today and their most recent five matches where the Impact have only been
beaten once down in Dallas back in mid April, courtesy of a brace of late goals.
Now with the Impact having put to bed those so-termed historic first victories
both at home and on the road and having never truly referred to themselves as a
genuine expansion club, Saturday afternoons encounter is much more than another
home date. With the Whitecaps having already shown their playoff credentials as
they sit nestled in fourth spot in the Western Conference, the Impact have a
genuine possibility of following up last weeks defeat of the Eastern Conference
leaders by claiming the scalp of the current league champions. With that, a
growing belief that their current position amongst the cusp of playoff
candidates is not merely a Montreal mirage. To claim the points, the leagues
19th franchise will need to ensure Beckham, who thrives and feeds off regal
occasions, is not given license to roam the vast areas of the Olympic Stadium
pitch, spraying balls all over to the very fast advancing Roy Keane and Landon
Donovan. Like how Beckham did through last seasons successful playoff run,
reward of which is a trip to the White House next Tuesday. If the Impact do have
a glaring weakness for all to see, its their alarming foul count, which is part
and parcel of the football Jesse Marsch has them playing. On Saturday though,
theyll need to guard against their instincts and be very disciplined. Word has
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