Beckham hopes to be fit for Real's U.S. Tour
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-08-01 14:52
MADRID, July 31 - David Beckham has said he hopes to recover from his knee
and tendon injuries in time for Real Madrid's pre-season tour of the United
States next month.
Reporters run after
David Beckham as he arrives at the airport for a training camp of Real
Madrid in Graz in Austria's southern province of Styria July 27, 2006.
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"Hopefully I'll be fit for the games in the USA. We'll have to wait and see
because I only started running on Sunday without any pain," Beckham told the
Real website on Monday.
He suffered the injuries and had to be replaced during England's World Cup
quarter-final clash with Portugal, which they lost on penalties at the beginning
of July.
The midfielder has been training separately from the rest of the Real squad
since joining up at their pre-season training camp in Austria last week.
Beckham is looking forward to playing alongside his former Manchester United
team mate Ruud van Nistelrooy, who completed his move to the Spanish capital on
Friday.
"He is one of the best goalscorers I have ever played with," said Beckham.
"He runs for the team and he works hard."
Real are scheduled to play DC United in Seattle on Aug. 9 and Real Salt Lake
in Salt Lake City on Aug. 12.
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