By IANS
Los Angeles : English football star David Beckham will take his place as a member of the Los Angeles Galaxy on Friday the 13th, a day considered inauspicious by many, reports a popular US-based website on the game.
The Major League Soccer club announced here Saturday that Beckham, whose contract with Real Madrid expired on June 30, will make his official debut with the team at a news conference on the morning of July 13 at the team's home stadium, Soccernet said.
Beckham has signed a five-year contract worth as much as $250 million in total income, although the playing portion for league salary cap purposes will be only around $25.7 million.
Since playing for Real in a Spanish League title-clinching 3-1 triumph over Mallorca on June 17, Beckham has been resting and rehabilitating after an ankle injury.
The former England captain is expected to make his debut for the Galaxy in a match against English Premiership club Chelsea here on July 21 but his fitness will decide when he sees his first action for the US club, whose season is nearly half over.