David Beckham Expected To Miss Entire 2010 MLS Season With Achilles Injury

The original news on David Beckham’s torn achilles injury was that he was going to miss the World Cup, but he would be back in the MLS around August or September. That timetable has been extended, because his injury is taking much longer to heal then expected and Beckham will not be fit to play until November. The only way he would be back with the L.A. Galaxy is if they are in the MLS playoffs.

If Beckham is dead set on returning to soccer the next time he would be realistically on the pitch will be in March of 2011 in a 2012 European Championship qualifier against Wales, and that will be contingent of him even making the English national team.

David Beckham had surgery to repair is torn achilles tendon today and is expected to make a full recovery in four to six months. Beckham is definitely out for the World Cup and should be ready to return to the L.A. Galaxy sometime in August. He was originally slated to return to the MLS in July after the World Cup, so he will not be missing too much time away from his primary club. His recovery will be intense as he will not be able to run until four months out after surgery with another two before he will be fit to play.

The big question is what does this injury mean for the 34 year old aging superstar? His place on England’s World Cup team was to be used as a situational player with his free kicks and precise passing, and not as a starter. SB Nation’s Daily Soccer Fix has this to say about the future of David Beckham:

It is official: David Beckham ruptured his left Achilles’ tendon on Sunday while playing for AC Milan. Team officials have confirmed he will miss 5-6 months after his surgery, which is scheduled for Monday, ruling the English star out of the 2010 World Cup.

The injury, which happened seemingly harmlessly, as Beckham was simply shifting weight while possessing the ball,could mean the end to the superstar’s career. He is set to return to the L.A. Galaxy this summer, for his fourth season, but even that is now in doubt.

England’s World Cup chances took a hit today after David Beckham suffered a potentially serious injury--without, as it turns out, taking a hit:

Obviously, the injury isn’t as damaging to England’s World Cup chances as if it had happened eight or 12 years ago; this is clearly Wayne Rooney’s team now. Still, this is a brutal, undeserved finish to Beckham’s scintillating World Cup career.