Seriously, will Zinedine Zidane play US Soccer?

So, if Zidane plays in the United States, then he can't call himself a ''football'' player now right? Unless he signs up with the Colts...

Seriously now, will Z play in the US with the Los Angeles Galaxy and stand side-by-side with David Beckham? Hmm... Yeah, I know, for some of you following these developments, I know you're just itching to know how true these rumors are.

Well, Los Angeles Galaxy general manager and president Alexi Lalas tells his take about all these Zinedine Zidane rumors.

Lalas said, ''I can't comment on specifics of any of our ongoing talks with players. I will say that we continue to try to identify world-class talent to come to the Galaxy and I think Zidane would qualify.''

Not much of an answer now was it?

To make things more complicated, Major League Soccer (MLS) teams start with only one ''designated player'' slot which basically means a legal salary cap-buster. With David Beckham coming in, he will be LA's ''designated player,'' giving Z no room at all if ever he chooses to come out of retirement.

Lalas said, ''We'll have difficult choices at the end of this season, regardless. There is always pressure playing for the Galaxy. Hopefully, we're about winning.''

''And regardless of a player's designation, we need players that can win. It doesn't matter whether you're a designated player or a developmental player.''

Well, the Los Angeles Galaxy better find BETTER players soon. Their bad start to the season is not something both David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane will like. Heck, if LA keeps on losing soccer games, Zidane just might give Galaxy president Alexi Lalas one vicious head butt he'll NEVER forget.

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