Donovan: Beckham Has Become a Bad Teammate

Byrne, according to the excerpt, was hired as a Galaxy consultant and conducted the search that led to the hiring of Ruud Gullit to replace Frank Yallop as coach — even though general manager Alexi Lalas advised against hiring the 1987 European player of the year.

"My sense is that David's clearly frustrated, that he's unhappy and, honestly, that he thinks it's a joke," Donovan said last August.

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