CARSON, Calif., 20 July 2005 — England captain David Beckham picked up a hamstring injury as Real Madrid concluded the US leg of their six-match tour with a comfortable 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy at a sold-out Home Depot Center on Monday.
“I had two sore hamstrings after the game in Chicago (on Saturday) and thought it was just stiffness but maybe it is a little bit more,” Beckham told Reuters after the game.
“We travel to Thailand tonight and we will see how it is. If it is torn then I will probably go home,” he added.
Beckham pulled up shortly after taking a free-kick in the 58th minute and was replaced by Portuguese midfielder Luis Figo.
Real Madrid had taken the lead in the sixth minute when a pass from Zinedine Zidane found an unmarked Michael Owen on the edge of the six yard box and the England striker calmly slotted the ball past Galaxy goalkeeper Kevin Hartman.
A series of substitutions in the second half, which began with the departure of Beckham and Zidane around the hour mark, disrupted the flow of the game and turned the match into a more even contest.
However, Madrid striker Roberto Soldado sealed victory for the nine-time European champions with 15 minutes remaining, firing a low shot past Hartman from the edge of the penalty area.
