By BETH HARRIS
The Associated Press

GREAT! Only a few weeks after he signs a multi-million dollar contract to come to America to play soccer, Beckham is now on the “disabled list” as a player. Nice way to keep making that big time cash. - JS

LOS ANGELES - It might be a while before David Beckham steps on the field again for Los Angeles or England.

Beckham, whose five-year contract guarantees an annual salary of $6.5 million, could miss the rest of the Los Angeles Galaxy’s season because of a sprained right knee. He’s played 310 minutes in six games, which comes to about $21,000 a minute if he’s out for the season.

The English midfielder underwent an MRI exam that confirmed Thursday he sprained the medial collateral ligament in his knee, the team said in a statement.

The injury also means he won’t be joining England’s national team. Beckham had planned to fly to London on Sunday for 10 days with the team as it prepares to play Israel and Russia in two Euro 2008 qualifying games.

The 32-year-old Beckham was injured in a tackle with Pachuca midfielder Fernando Salazar in the first half of Wednesday night’s SuperLiga title match. The Galaxy lost 4-3 on penalty kicks.

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