The Los Angeles Galaxy season came to a close yesterday at the Home Depot Center and I caught only a handful of games this year. Lets face it, the David Beckham wave peaked and crashed into an enthused shore of spectators this season leaving people crushed and soaking wet. Beckham is headed back to Europe in a few months to play alongside Ronaldinho and Kaka over at AC Milan. He’s headed on loan until March, but he’s assured Galaxy fans that he’ll return in time for the commencement of the 2009 season.

Landon Donovan, however, is poised to accept any offer from the UK, Spain and Germany because most of his teammates work a second job to pay for their outstanding college debt and he’s not comfortable with that environment anymore.

“Now when I get home from training I’m thinking about, ‘How can I be good the next day?’ What do I need to do? I need to rest. I need to get fluids in me. I need to eat properly. I need to sleep well. Those things go in my mind, and I’m craving a situation where that’s [the same for] everybody.

“Nothing against our [Galaxy] guys, but in a lot of cases when you’re making $12,000 or $15,000 a year you’re worried about other things than getting up for training the next day, or getting ready for the game. That’s unfortunate, but that’s the way it is.

Only five players in Major League Soccer make over a million dollars a year, so it looks like Major League Soccer will suffer another major domestic loss. Maybe Beckham (and the Galaxy organization) should spread the wealth until the league achieves stability.