Zizou To Galaxy?

These Zinadine Zidane-to-LA rumours (in footie we spell like Brits!) just will not die. Alexi Lalas:

Galaxy general manager Alexi Lalas said over the weekend that the Galaxy have made an offer to the 1998 World Cup champion and team president Tim Leiweke told Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport that "we have contacted his entourage about coming to play for us this year. He knows our door will always be open. His contract won't be a problem."

This is a far cry from the lead offered by the LA Daily News ("It looks like the Galaxy is making room in its universe for one more Galactico") or the subhead, for that matter ("MLS team, international star reportedly in negotiations"). It appears that LA has extended their checkbook-laden hand but there's no indication Zidane's has any interest in the Galaxy.

Complicating things further is MLS' new Beckham rule, which allows each team to sign one and only one player who exceeds the league salary cap. These designated player (or DP) slots can be traded and LA has indeed acquired an extra one, but next year several players already in the league will lose the one-year exceptions they have currently and teams will be forced to use their DP slots on them. Landon Donovan is one of these players. If LA actually wants to build some sort of crazy mismatched midfield of the stars, they'll have to find a way to acquire not one but two DP slots.

The chances of this actually happening? Remote. But is this an opportunity to deploy hilarious Zidane animated GIFs? Hell yes!

(Via Sports By Brooks.)