Beckham Confronts LA Riot at AC Milan vs LA Galaxy Game

The LA Riot Squad continued to boo Beckham during the La Galaxy vs. AC Milan game on July 19, 2009. At half time, Beckham confronts the un-friendly crowd.

[@SimonDavison1975]

He was clearly gesturing to have the sign come down and you can even see him smile before he offers his hand! The LA Riot Squad are obviously huge front bottoms.

[@blinkfan2008]

its also one of the most skilled sports. think about it. everyone knows its harder to acquire skill with your feet rather than hands. and the amount of endurance you need to play is one of the best

[@b3w4]

he is realy want to shake hand with the fans... everybody told that he want to fighting wiht them... beckham down to the earth, very humble :D

[@Alsaadi15]

He only went to AC Milan for 6 months. That was the deal. Then he comes back to Galaxy.

[@Liq004]

I can't believe that many people went to a soccer match in this country.

[@denverpeach99]

I loved that game!! Was so much fun!!

[@fred7555]

Give the guy a break, I am not a Beckham fan, but a fan of all soccer. No one can blame him for is wanting to stay with AC Milan. I love MLS but we have to come to grips with reality and the level of play is not up to par with Italy, England, Spain, Germany or most European leagues. He wants to be the best he can be, and surrounding himself with a higher level of play is the way to do it. I understand not wanting him back, but LA should feel honored to have one of the greats playing for them.

[@LuvKeane16]

First off, we do not represent cigarettes... second, I've lived in Leeds and been to a match at Elland Road WHEN they were still top flight.... I had a great experience and really friendly people in the city.

[@pahwraith]

It's actually his job to ignore the jeers, occupational hazard. If fans weren't supposed to cheer or jeer, they would play in front of empty stadiums.

[@AnnaOconner123]

wow the media tried to spin this story like beckham was angry and gonna have some words with the guy from the crowd. But from this camera you can see that he was just trying to shake his hand and be nice.

[@ESPINOZA316]

Doesn't matter, in U.S.A it's soccer. The NFL is football, a sport that real men play.

[@zantos1o1]

Riot Squad at soccer game = basically the hardcore fan section that is in charge of getting rowdy. There's no actual rioting.

[@eisenkreuzmusik]

you forgot the taunting smile before the "handshake"

[@MrBrightSide77]

i never knew wat is LA Galaxy until Beckham went there....

[@ESPINOZA316]

That's because here in America we call it soccer. We already have a football league and nothing is better than the NFL.

[@takao10]

Beckham has always played his best when people dont like him or when he has to prove something. He is the best marketing tool the LA Galaxy has

[@qbann84]

golly gee willikers... "or ur gonna get it"

[@DontNeedToKnow84]

Lol at that guy who had a shirt thrown on him. He was like "Wtf..."

[@DoraTheDino]

They totally went over the line in this one.

[@A_S996]

You know what, I didn't even what LA Galaxy was till Beckham went there.

[@Cohodes]

ok , the strangest thing in this video was that the moment Beckham realized that the guy jumped and he knew he was held by some security people only then did he hold out his hand and it was just lip service because he knew very well that he was acting with his outstretched hand and the guy couldnt get near him. It was bad acting to save his face i think

[@orenjt]

I LOVE YOU DAVID!!!!!

[@sealfet]

yeah that was quite a riot. About 10 people saying hurtful things and blowing in some horns.

[@andysaywatdaph0]

beckham is definately trying to win his fans back.

[@shaunara99]

i dont understand why the people in the US dont like the most popular sport on earth

[@shortybutt]

you had reaaalllyyy good seats. luckkyy :]

[@abelign1991]

wow amazing view thanks for the upload. the other videos were all the same with a shitty view

[@TheDreamersDisease4]

anybody hear the random fan saying "kick his ass Beckham?"

[@nekbeth]

he lost his dignity for millions of dollars, he can't ask for respect now.

[@t0ny260]

LMAO at 0:19 they threw a shirt at him

[@Checkplusplus]

see i used to be a die hard Becks fan.. but when you think about it... if he was really interested in "quality futbol" then why come to galaxy in the first place. Ill tell u why.. cause of fame and 250 mil which he is not worth. He also set himself up by saying he didnt wanna come back to galaxy and when u say that, obviously you're fans arent gonna welcome you back with hugs and kisses. he got what he deserved plain and simple. Donovan hit the nail on the head..

[@sebasuco]

david you are the best...........

[@chivas100tube]

First, Beckham calls the guy out, he clearly looks mad and wants to fight. Then, when the guy jumps down and is caught by the guards and escorted out, Beckham wants to shake his hand, what a COWARD Beckham is....

[@gtaboy107]

I really hate those guys, you must be happy that you got David Beckham, one world player!

[@jusTidesey]

I can perfectly envision Admiral Ackbar saying this. 8)

[@holdmybeer]

He's living it up here in California

[@wolfman8325]

beckham puts his hand out for someone to help him over the barrier - is he fucking serious? ! he wanted to confront a huge group of people booinb by himself?! He got balls

[@123ivan123456]

beckham should have stayed with Ac Milan because their team looks 2 be a lot more organized and he was a very important player with them

[@derekself]

love the random fan who high fives beckham at the end. beck looks at him like he's a complete idiot

[@myworld101]

he didn't because if he would of he would of ran and started boxing it with one of them. He probably wanted to really shake one of their hands to "slap" him metaphorically speaking.

[@xxxDAPROBLEMxxx]

HOLY SHIT THAT WAS THEEEE NESTA!

[@cuore1975rossonero]

nicely explained homer323232 ! ! !

[@msmitty12392]

....making it a sport the whole world can enjoy. thanks for proving your point?

[@Meritous]

Yeah either smiling due to the guy getting tossed or realizing that he was making a huge PR mistake (he handled this the worst possible way) and decided to attempt to act like he was joking. in the words of his native folk that was just cheeky? i think is the word i'm looking for.

[@KlunkerRider]

Send him back to Spain, they're welcome to have him, he's been nothing but a financial and emotional drain on the team. Its been very clear he really doesnt want to be in LA, his hearts just not in it.

[@CrociatoAzzurro]

Tell that to Vladimir or Vitali Klitchko. Or Brock Lesnar, or George St Pierre.

[@LordBuntaro]

Which was the name of the person (of the Riot Squad) that he tried to attack?

[@mfresh1965]

David Beckham... 130 lbs of waddling blue-twisted steel... lol. quack quack quack!

[@Highflyah79]

its real football....biggest sport in the world

[@mozboyask]

I didn't know the bronx was in the England.. Wow...

[@eisenkreuzmusik]

you're a good sport

[@logindomarcos]

I understand him. It must be enraging get offended by people who don't know shit about football.

[@TheRussianTiger]

beacause he gets like 100 million for that lol

[@cadillac123456789]

Look up Compton and the M13s and you'll see what I'm talking about

[@boomlightsout]

that isnt true, theres lots of haters on soccer, and they are justified, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, its just that it is so widespread because you can play soccer anywhere, all you need is a ball. you can set up boundaries using backpacks, sticks, rocks, flags etc. other sports actually require more apparatus.

[@sparkmeup420]

I like how people who dont know anything about LA make fun of them for the LA Riot Squad name. It actually makes sense for LA Does April 29th 1992 sound familiar?

[@WolfPackTI]

"Kick His Ass Beckham!" - Random Fan

[@emilbiz]

chavier.. there is a difference between 25million contracts and 250mil one.

[@FoutManiosh]

are you talking to me?

[@xshawnyxboyx]

@Arzarni that may be true, but that doesn't make it excusable to ask to be loaned every season. and playing all those minutes in europe really helped his world cup hopes, didn't they.

[@benl0pez]

David Beckham is an excellent player who's skills are without parity in both his teammates and the MLS. We know it, he knows it, the whole world knows it. But he has said things in the past, done things in the present, which have been insulting to Galaxy fans. If he wants to play on loan with other clubs, fine, but he should at least be here for the entire season he is contracted for. I still like the guy and want him to stay, but it's frustrating at times.

[@AnnaOconner123]

by the way i think those fans were very rude but you can't say all americans are . As i recall many people from England were pretty harsh on becks back when he got a red card in the world cup.

[@TaylorRM1992]

we might not be respectful but european soccer fans are crazy. at least we don't riot every time there's a game

[@Akklaim1]

What was the final score?

[@boomlightsout]

true, but most kids tend to play soccer as a child, well i did and i was pretty damn good, but it got boring quick.. swimming is MUCH harder than soccer you need endurance for both sports, but like i said the apparatus needed to play is more widespread for soccer

[@TheAchoron]

@rush1231 america or the us?

[@aclock2]

@ManlnCognito Yeah, with a shitload amount of cash. Beck gets the money, LA gets the status, all fair and square.

[@215_Philly_4for4]

and give it some time. the LA riot squad will kiss beckhams ass after he starts scoring and making huge plays. just trust me on that one

[@MANCHESTERutd8]

no he was on loan

[@JuzTroublez]

@xshawnyxboyx Dude he had to do whatever it was necessary to stay in the English National Team...and that meant playing on a higher level. We both know MLS is not considered to be on the same level as the Italian League or EPL or any other leagues in Europe. His manager and his teammates knew this and agreed. Who are we to say otherwise?

[@tonytocanova]

I don't get it, stuff like this happens all the time: A fan is angry and yells at the player, player gets angry answers back... no one got hurt so move on.. good game by the way DC UNITED - BARRA BRAVA for life son!

[@msmitty12392]

i agree with you 100%

[@bigbenbro]

Makes no sense why a play like beckham would go play in the u.s stay in europe where people actually know what football really is..

[@CrociatoAzzurro]

Nope. I'm not a Mexico fan nor do have any relation to Mexico. Just calling you on your smack-talk.

[@monkeyboy8me]

come on hes just a soccer player not mike tyson here and i would of went up to him if he hit me i would take it and laugh and laugh again at my huge lawsuit hahhaha

[@FUTDUB]

problem is you don't only see one, you see a load.

[@CrociatoAzzurro]

After World Cup'98 he wasn't !!

[@ithinkmynameismoo5e]

You should be honored that a player with such talent would play for the pathetic MLS.

[@BoM45]

i never complained about america mate. i just took exception to a few comments made on here. it was you who attacked europeans, and i took exception to what you said. i dont think i was being unreasonable. your points are fair enough, but just as we are not talking about inventions, i am not talking about wars which occured half a century ago (which i dont care about). I cant blame beckham for wanting to play at one of the worlds top clubs, any1 would want to be at the top of their profession.

[@chidoridesu]

what country is that from???

[@BoM45]

not many sports require as much overall skill and fitness though

[@aftftftf]

yup

[@eisenkreuzmusik]

yeah, yourself

[@ChristianHernandez814]

LOVE The Galaxy; Love Beckham; LOVE The LA Riot squad... But can't LARS just let by-gones be by-gones? I mean...he IS on our team...and I don't remember any hate for Donovan when he wanted to get traded to Everton?... Just saying

[@technonecromancer]

Oh and by the way? Soccer was a term coined in ENGLAND. By a man who went to OXFORD. It's an abbreviation for Associated Football. It just happens to be one of those Oxford "-er" words thought up in the late 1880s. So who the fuck cares what we call the sport? Ireland, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand all call it soccer too.

[@Socalplyr213]

Beckham has to go to ac milan 2 get ready for the world cup

[@MrEGOTting]

y did beckham put out his hand like to shake it did he get scared of the dud4e or something

[@PolinoL]

Where are the riots?

[@215_Philly_4for4]

hey i believe you..if my player on my team did that, i'd be pissed, but he's human and human's make mistakes..we can't always expect what we want from other humans. i wouldn't boo him because he is one of the best in the world.

[@epicdeuce]

LOL. That is extremely debatable. But even if it were true, which it most likely isnt. Many other civilizations were making the stuff around the same time and it was being invented in isolated societies all over. So end the end it boils down to a "whoopdee shit."

[@SupermanGoingDown]

maldini shook Beckham's hand! he obviously gained weight since retired or took an arrow in his knee? perhaps ?

[@driver521221]

man that soccer is just too crazy fro me!

[@scoreflue]

and your just genius. u r REALLY special man, u r different u are commenting.. SHIT STAND BACK hes going places.

[@chaviercotas]

just wondering, why dont they?

[@chaviercotas]

your right the people at LA should be glad that he even fucking came back to the MLS..... americans lol

[@stege]

What made Beckham?

[@xshawnyxboyx]

@Arzarni Ruud Gullit = absolute failure. That was Becks who brought in Gullit. Why in the hell is a player and his publicists deciding who the manager should be? He is getting 6 mil in salary alone and played what, less than 50 games for the team in 3 1/2 seasons??! This is the first season in his fifth year that he's 'been with the team since the beginning of the season' which he wasn't even.

[@RyanDennis]

What's wrong on 0:16 ??

[@harrison1993301]

"la riot" is a soccer group this video is not a riot clearly

[@everynamewastakenomg]

where was the riot lol