David Beckham wants a Milan vacation from MLS; Bruce Arena wants a clue

Pretty much any soccer fan that heard about David Beckham looking to be loaned to AC Milan had to think it was a fairly good idea for all involved. Milan gets a solid player who can create goals; Beckham gets to stay active and keep his England National Team dreams alive; and Major League Soccer gets some notice in the off-season.

Of course, L.A. Galaxy coach Bruce Arena, who just escaped from a pod of media silence, doesn’t see what’s in it for him:

“On the surface, it sounds like an odd proposition,” Arena said in remarks reported by the Los Angeles Times. “I don’t see where that benefits MLS or the Galaxy. I don’t know if there’s anything true in the rumour.

“The first I heard about it was today (Wednesday)… but I would think [given] the position the Galaxy is in and [the fact that] we’re rebuilding our team and trying to have a successful year, it would seem very odd to me if we were loaning out our top players at the start of the season. It would seem pretty odd to me to operate that way.”

It would be stupid beyond belief for MLS to block the Beckham-to-Milan move. Sure there’s a chance Beckham could get injured, but that was the risk MLS took in the first place. Having Beckham alongside Ronaldinho, Kaka, Maldini, Pato, Pirlo and the like would only benefit Major League Soccer.

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