[dropcap size=big]D[/dropcap]avid Beckham returned to Los Angeles this past weekend to add another trophy to his extensive collection. However, this is one award he won’t be able to take home as the LA Galaxy honored its former star player with a large statue of his likeness. His is the first to grace the newly christened Legends Plaza located at Dignity Health Sports Park’s main entrance.
“This city has always felt like home to me,” said Beckham, flanked by members of Dignity Health, AEG, Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber, Rob Stone of FOX Sports, former teammates Chris Klein and Robbie Keane, and former Galaxy coach Bruce Arena.
The statue, which was designed and built by Omri Amrany and Julie Rotblatt-Amrany, depicts Beckham halfway through the motion of one of his infamous and lethal shots from a free-kick with his right foot. That right foot is one of many reasons why he’s beloved worldwide as a champion and world-class athlete with the English national team, numerous European clubs, and the LA Galaxy.