Editing David Beckham (section)

====2011: MLS Cup champion====
During January and February 2011, ahead of the 2011 MLS season, Beckham trained with Tottenham Hotspur. Rumours in the media claimed that the club were in talks with the Galaxy to sign the player on loan, but, according to Spurs manager [[Harry Redknapp]], the move was blocked by Galaxy, who wanted a full final season from their number 23.<ref>{{cite news |title=AEG blocked Becks switch |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11675_6742492,00.html |work=Sky Sports |date=9 February 2011 |access-date=8 March 2011 |archive-date=14 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314141806/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11675_6742492,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, he ended up only training with the club as he had done with Arsenal three years earlier. With Beckham playing in the centre of midfield, the Galaxy won the 2011 MLS cup.<ref name="MLS final"/>

[[File:David Beckham 2012.jpg|thumb|left|Beckham with LA Galaxy in 2012]]
On 15 May, Beckham scored his first goal of the season for the Galaxy from a {{convert|30|yd|adj=on}} free kick, in a 4–1 victory over Sporting Kansas City.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/8106/galaxy-donovan-possession-spark-big-win|title=Donovan, possession spark big win|publisher=ESPN Los Angeles|date=15 May 2011|access-date=15 May 2011|archive-date=18 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518165734/http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/8106/galaxy-donovan-possession-spark-big-win|url-status=live}}</ref> On 9 July, Beckham scored directly from a corner in a 2–1 win over Chicago Fire, repeating a feat he achieved while playing for [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2011-07-10-948918221_x.htm|title=Beckham scores from corner to give Galaxy victory|work=USA Today|date=10 July 2011|access-date=2 October 2011|archive-date=10 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910071127/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2011-07-10-948918221_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

After having his best season with the Galaxy to date, and finishing second in the league in assists, Beckham finished his fifth MLS season on a high. On 20 November 2011, he joined an elite group of players to have won league titles in three countries, when Los Angeles won their third [[MLS Cup]] against the Houston Dynamo, winning 1–0 on a goal by captain Landon Donovan, with assists from Beckham and fellow designated player [[Robbie Keane]].<ref name="MLS final">{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/7263458/mls-cup-landon-donovan-goal-powers-galaxy-third-mls-title |title=MLS Cup – Landon Donovan's goal powers Galaxy to third MLS title |publisher=ESPN |date=21 November 2011 |access-date=21 January 2012 |archive-date=31 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231040653/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/7263458/mls-cup-landon-donovan-goal-powers-galaxy-third-mls-title |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Grant|last=Wahl|title=Hollywood Ending: If this was indeed David Beckham's final game in MLS, he went out in style, carrying the Galaxy to a championship and affirming the value of star power in America|date=28 November 2011|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1192446/index.htm|access-date=25 November 2011|archive-date=25 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125200646/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1192446/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>