Wednesday Backpasses: You knew Abramovich's team would get to Moscow, right?

Beckham hanging out with anthropomorphic beings, just not his wife this time [The Beautiful Game]
LA Galaxy cannot pay enough players to have a full reserve squad [The Spoiler]
FIFA welcomes back Albania to the fold. Still keeping their eye on Spain (we think)[International Herald Tribune]
English hooligan, banned from every ground in the country, sets his sights on other goals [Northampton Chronicle]
Are Nike and adidas evil for focusing their soccer marketing at soccer fans? One person says they are [Trilldo Bloginz]

That's all.