Editing David Beckham (section)

====2009: Return to Galaxy====
After his return from Milan, many LA fans showed dislike and anger towards him as he missed the first half of the season, and several held up signs saying "Go home fraud", and "Part-time player".<ref>{{cite news |title=Beckham booed by furious fans |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8159287.stm |date=20 July 2009 |access-date=2 January 2010 |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030222849/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8159287.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Galaxy, however, had [[2009 Los Angeles Galaxy season|a much more successful season]] than in previous years, rising from third to first in the Western Conference during Beckham's time with them. He remained a key part of the squad which saw Galaxy win the 2009 [[Western Conference (MLS)|Western Conference final]] after a 2–0 overtime victory over the [[Houston Dynamo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/sports/soccer/15galaxy.html|title=Two Blackouts and Two Goals Send Galaxy to M.L.S. Final|date=14 November 2009|work=The New York Times|access-date=17 November 2009|archive-date=13 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513021232/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/sports/soccer/15galaxy.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the [[MLS Cup 2009|MLS Cup final]] on 22 November 2009, the Galaxy lost to [[Real Salt Lake]] by 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw. Beckham scored in the shootout.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=702587&sec=global&cc=5739|title=Salt Lake beat L.A. Galaxy to MLS title|date=23 November 2009|website=ESPN Soccernet|access-date=23 November 2009|archive-date=20 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020043427/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=702587&sec=global&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref>