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David Beckham’s success in Milan will not last much longer. According to perezhilton.com, Beckham will be returning to Los Angeles on March 9.

Following a highly publicized trade from the LA Galaxy to the AC Milan, perezhilton.ca reports that 33-year-old Beckham will be returning to Los Angeles once his loan deal expires in March. Beckham has been performing exceptionally well in Milan, scoring twice in five games for the Italian team. He signed a five-year contract with LA Galaxy in 2007, but had earlier expressed interest in staying on with Milan if they would offer the MLS side substantial money for the trade. The AC Milan was given until Friday to offer the money that Los Angeles specified, but no offer was made.

Tim Leiweke, chief executive of Galaxy owners AEG told the LA times: “We received an offer. It was rejected. We need to end the circus and the zoo.”

Most women would not hesitate if they had the chance to kiss David Beckham, however Victoria Beckham is forced to think twice before smooching her soccer star husband.

According to gossip site PerezHilton.com, David Beckham is reportedly suffering from an outbreak of bad breath the smells like fish. Mr. Beckham is said to be taking two Go3 fish oil pills, which he takes every morning to boost his energy.

“Becks is the spokesperson for Go3 — he even appears on the box — so he has to take it despite the consequences,” a source tells “Star” magazine.

But does the product even work?

“He really believes in the product. He says it gives him more energy,” says the source.

SPICE GIRL VICTORIA BECKHAM is taking her pet dog Twiggy to rehab, so it’s
house-trained for her new Los Angeles mansion.

The pop star is checking the Yorkshire terrier into a “boot camp” once it arrives in the city.

She says, “Twiggy’s in quarantine for the next six weeks. I’m not that keen on having the dog at all but the boys love it.

“As soon as it gets here I’m going to send it to a boot camp for dogs as it keeps peeing (urinating) and pooing everywhere.”

Victoria and her soccer ace husband David Beckham recently moved to the U.S. from their home in Spain, after the sportsman signed from Real Madrid to play for L.A. Galaxy. (MT/WNTSU/IG)

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VICTORIA and DAVID BECKHAM’s American adventure has officially begun – the British supercouple boarded a plane bound for their new home in Los Angeles on Thursday.

The Spice Girls star and her soccer hunk partner were expected at Los Angeles International Airport as WENN went to press.

The Beckhams and their three sons, Brooklyn, Cruz and Romeo, boarded a plane at Heathrow Airport just outside London on Thursday afternoon.

The family is moving to California to support former England soccer captain David as he embarks on a new career with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

He will be officially welcomed as the club’s new star at a press conference in Los Angeles on Friday.

But before his first scheduled Galaxy game – against touring English Premiership team Chelsea on July 21 – David will be checking out his new Beverly Hills mansion.

Victoria snapped up the $22 million estate, which is five minutes away from the couple’s pals Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, earlier this year, but busy Becks is yet to set foot in the place.

The family’s arrival could not have come at a better time for Victoria, whose new reality TV show, Victoria Beckham: Coming To America, debuts on Monday.

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VICTORIA BECKHAM’s $20 million U.S. reality TV show has not been cancelled, despite rumours the former Spice Girl had pulled the plug to watch soccer player husband DAVID play for England.

Executives at American television network NBC have dismissed the speculation, as the six episode series is currently being filmed.

A spokesperson for NBC tells the American edition of OK! magazine, “None of the gossip is true. They are shooting right now, and we’ll be on air with it this summer.”

A TV film crew is following Beckham as she prepares to move into her new Los Angeles home next month when David begins his contract with LA Galaxy.

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Soccer ace DAVID BECKHAM insists “Hollywood glitz” has nothing to do with his decision to move to Los Angeles.

Beckham is moving to California with his wife VICTORIA and three children later this year, after signing with local soccer club LA Galaxy.

But the 31-year-old insists a glamorous lifestyle isn’t a motivator for him.

He says, “People have said we’re going because we’re attracted by the Hollywood glitz. But I’m not sure that, as a family, we actually enjoy that side of it.

“The perception is we love the red carpets and parties and being in the limelight – but the reality is we don’t. Over the years we’ve been built up and built up, which I’m not saying is a bad thing as it’s been an amazing experience for me and my family.

“But for pure lifestyle and way of living it’s been great in Madrid. I think we just needed a new experience.

“Of course we’ll enjoy it. I felt the right move for me and the family was the States.”

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DAVID and VICTORIA BECKHAM have reportedly approached pop star MADONNA about buying her Beverly Hills compound.

The British soccer star and the former SPICE GIRL have recently been on a whirlwind house-hunting spree in Los Angeles.

Beckham, who has signed a five-year deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team that’s potentially worth $250 million, is hoping to spend under $20 million for their new home.

The Beckhams’ agent, BARRY PEELE, of Sotheby’s International Realty, refused to comment on reports the couple have spoken to Madonna about buying her property, saying he had signed “a lengthy confidentiality agreement.”

The celebrity couple reportedly saw 20 homes during their last trip and are looking at properties in the $18-30 million range in Los Angeles’ Westside.

KURT RAPPAPORT of real estate firm Westside Estate Agency tells the Los Angeles Times, “They’ll be away three weeks. There will be more homes for them to see when they get back.”

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Soccer star DAVID BECKHAM has rubbished reports he is to embark on an acting career when he moves to Los Angeles.

Beckham, who is under contract with Spanish soccer club Real Madrid before he joins new team LA Galaxy, was rumoured to be embarking on a career in movies upon his impending arrival in Hollywood this summer.

But his experiences of filming movie GOAL 2, in which he appears as himself, have persuaded him not to embark on a career change.

He says, “I just had to act naturally (in Goal 2). It would be very difficult to be part of a film because I am not an actor and I never will be.”

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Former SPICE GIRL VICTORIA BECKHAM has banned size zero models from promoting her clothing line.

The skinny singer-turned-fashion designer is the latest figurehead to clamp down on too-thin catwalk stars – even though she sports a tiny figure herself.

When Beckham launches her new range of denim, she promises it will be modelled by curvier women.

A source tells British newspaper The Sun, “Victoria wants to give out a positive image that you don’t have to be ultra skinny to look good. Many of the models on the catwalk make young girls feel insecure about their own bodies.”

Although the star herself believes many models are naturally thin, she says, “I know quite a few models and they do eat. They are just naturally thin girls.”

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Soccer ace DAVID BECKHAM has signed up to portray Disney hunk PRINCE CHARMING in a new star-studded campaign to promote Disneyland and Disney World.

The Real Madrid star, who hit the headlines earlier this month when he announced plans to sign for Major League Soccer team the LA Galaxy in California, jumped at the chance to play SLEEPING BEAUTY’s Prince.

Celebrity photographer ANNIE LEIBOVITZ, who is masterminding the campaign, asked Beckham personally to pose for her and when he agreed she flew to his adopted Spain to capture Prince David on horseback near a lake just outside Madrid.

Beckham tells newspaper USA Today, “I’m the prince, and I’m sort of slaying the dragon, which is something I’ve never done before, obviously.”

The sports superstar jumped at the chance to play a Disney hero – because his three sons are all fans of the studio’s animated movies.

He explains, “It’s a big part of their lives.”

And snapper Leibovitz admits she was impressed with the soccer stud’s acting talents during the shoot, adding that if reports his move to California is partly to pursue his dreams of becoming a movie star are true, she feels he’d make a great leading man.

She says, “Saving Sleeping Beauty came natural to him. He’s a determined actor, and he became the Prince when he got on that white horse. He was serious about it.”

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