>>jong: is america still working for david beckham? >>beckham: what do you think? i think so. i'm enjoying it and i'm enjoying the soccer and i'm enjoying playing with these guys. >>reporter: whether or not he's helping...next year, 10 of the league's 16 teams will be playing in their own soccer specific stadiums, crucial for generating the revenues that could ultimately finance salaries for star players... >>reporter: recent exhibition games, such as this one between the la galaxy and barcelona, which drew 93000 fans, show there is an appetite for top quality football in the usa. however...there's still a long way to go... >>abirached: that's it for this week's world business. thanks for watching. we'll see you again at the same time next week.

bueno, vamos a ir a una pausa y cuando regresemos en lodeportes el galÁn de galanes, david beckham, el rafael nadal. >> ¡eso! ademÁs cuáles son los carros mÁs robados en los estados unidos. aquÍ la lista de los mÁs atractivos para los ladrones. todo esto, mÁs adelante. áádespierta americaáh@tjwaash÷fa ♪ h@h@áádespierta americaáh@tjwaa@ áádespierta americaáh@tjwaas@xy bÉisbol y nos gusta mucho el baloncesto pero no soy muy deportistas y que actualmente no practicÓ ningÚn deporte. >> me imagino que le vas a los highlanders. >> sÍ, tuve la suerte de estar en la inauguraciÓn de ellos, pero en puerto rico este fin de mana fue todo baloncesto, medalla de plata. >> quÉ bueno,.vamos a arrancar con la informaciÓn del fÚtbol, les cuento que david beckham ya estÁ telegrafiando su despedida. ¿sabes por quÉ? porque parece que el "spice boy" estÁ buscando rescindir los dos aÑos del contrato que tiene. Él dijo te tiene do varias ofertas pa jugar en europa. >> pero ellos no querÍan venir para acÁ... >> la vida es asÍ, un día si un dÍa no. el miÉrcoles es fecha fija en todo el mundo, estÉn pendientes e

david beckham starting on the bench as england looks to clinch a world cup spot. hosting croatia. 18th minute, england up 1-0. after a penalty click, steven gerrard, the header, the goal. beckham loves it. 59th minute. same score. lennon taken down. play continues. england has a good attack going. eventually glen johnson crosses and frank lampard scores the header. fabio capello's men up 3-0. 66th minute. gerrard pops it up, wayne rooney brings it down. gerrard another header. another goal. great team play. eighth win in a row for england. 5-1. they clinch a spot in world cup 2010 and a lady in the crowd gets a shirt from david beckham. as melanie oudin continues her charge at the u.s. open, we check in with someone who was a teenage sensation of her own. - ( music playing ) - a work of art. a finely-tuned machine. a sanctuary. a command center. ( both revving ) a sophisticated sedan. a sports car. together. nissan maxima, the four-door sports car. now get a new nissan maxima for 0% apr financing for 60 months. >> 17-year-old melanie oudin is being called a giant

. >>> did you see what david beckham did last night?ay from the defender, keeps it alive. watch this play. gets it to landon donovan. great assist here, in for the goal. all the stars align for the galaxy as they get the win over toronto. >>> italy is a wonderful place, but why does soccer legend maradona keep visiting? this is after they confiscated two rolexes on a trip three years ago, and wants his earnings from an italian reality tv show. why? officials claim he owes them $46 million in back taxes from his playing days there and ordered his possessions to be taken in an attempt to pay that debt. stay home. >>> it's a dirty job, but the marines are very happy to do it. 16th annual marine corps mud run in south carolina has become a big deal. proceeds create scholarships in the names of those who have lost their lives while on duty and supports families of those wounded or killed on active duty. now go take a shower. ring ring ring ring progresso. hi. we love your weight watchers endorsed soups but my husband looks the way he did 20

. >>> did you see what david beckham did last night? watch this.ball from the defender, ball alive, gets it to land, great assist here, in for the goal. the stars align for the galaxy as they get the win. >>> italy is a wonderful place. why does soccer legend keep visiting? his $6,000 earrings were taken on a recent trip after they confiscated two rolexs after trips last year. why? italian officials says he owes them $46 million in back-taxes from his playing days there and ordered his possessions to be taken in an attempt to pay that debt. stay home! >>> it's a dirty job, but the marines are happy to do it. the 16th annual marine corps mud run in south carolina has become a big deal. proceeds assist families of marines who have been wounded or killed in active duty. great job to all. now you go take a shower. >>> we're used to seeds being planted in the ground to make things grow and scientists are taking that same concept to the skies. >> why don't we, in turn, start looking about drilling up into the atmosphere? >> but a major drought is making

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. >> what is it about tiger woods and david beckham, h he is one the top-three most recognized name in the world of sports. he's done it. age 24. >> 24. that's it. >>> anyway, coming up also in this hour of "good morning america," janet jackson talking for the first time since michael's death. we hear about the last time she saw him. alalso, how his c children are g today. that's ahead. >>> first, we're going to get more, now, on jon gosselin, on the breakup of america's most famous and talked-about tv family. in the intview, he addressed about the rumors about affairs and how lif is different with his girlfriend. now, chris? >> the response is big to the interview. as many of you found out watching last nights. and i know because you tweeted me. gosselin feels he e has reason be upset and used harsh words when talking about he and kate's breakup. this morning, he'll talk about what went wrong. how he tried to save his marriage. and what is now right in his life. the south of france. yachts. champagne. celebrities. and there's 32-year-old jon gosselin, former state-at-home dad with eig

. >> david beckham on the bench to start things off. 18th minute, england up 1-0. and that's steven girard for the header. beckham is a fan. 66th minute now. ernie tracks it down, pops it back up with the header. which is nasty. the world cup, and they're able to clinch it. beckham a little too much skin. though one fan certainly happy. >> take a look at some of the top three teams in the fifa world rankings, and they punch their tickets. south africa and england also in. north korea the lowest ranked team to qualify so far. >> for all the frustration brett favre can cause us media types. the one thing we love about him, the jets love that -- he said that last season the jets knew during the season that his right biceps ten don was torn, and the coachs and front office pushed him into playing. this is a serious charge by favre, especially since he was never listed on the injury report. >> when we finally did an mri and found out on i had a torn bicep last year, i felt like it was about four or five games left, that even though i was making some pretty good throws a