Beckham makes long-awaited return from injury

David Beckham made his first competitive appearance in six months as Los Angeles Galaxy beat Columbus Crew 3-1 at the Home Depot Center.
Beckham had not played since rupturing his Achilles nfl jersey
playing on loan for AC Milan in March - an injury that eventually ruled him out of England's World Cup campaign - but came on as a replacement after 70 minutes of Galaxy's Major League Soccer clash.
With Galaxy three goals up when he arrived it was a low-key cameo for the 35-year-old, whose last game for the MLS side was in November, but he did find time to earn a booking four minutes after his introduction.
Beckham came on wide on the right and was quickly in the game, linking up well with Landon Donovan, seeing a shot charged down two minutes after his arrival and indulging in some heated conversations with the referee's assistant.
The former England skipper was taken off the team's 'disabled list' during the week and is now expected to play a mjaor part in their late-season schedule.
Galaxy should now be among the favourites for the play-offs as Pittsburgh Steelers jersey
they moved to 47 points, the best of either Eastern or Western conferences.
Following his return for Galaxy Beckham indicated he would still like to play for England. He has put himself in the frame for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley on October 12.
"I'd like to be available to play for England. If I'm fit then I'm sure the (England) manager will consider me,'' Beckham said in an interview broadcast on Sky Sports News.
Beckham also revealed his initial reaction was to question if he would recover from the injury: "As positive a person as I am when I did the injury there are doubts that go through your mind. Am I ever going to play again? Being back out there and being fit again and Dallas Cowboys jersey
with the team it makes it sweet.
"When you have a serious injury like this it does cross your mind.''