Injured Beckham sits out Galaxy loss to New England

David Beckham did not play for the Los Angeles Galaxy against New England Revolution on Sunday, resting his sore left ankle for the second time in three Major League Soccer games.

The 32-year-old midfielder had been listed as "questionable" for what would have been his second MLS match in four nights, but did not play to the disappointment of a sellout crowd of 35,402.

"It just didn't feel right," his coach Frank Yallop told reporters after the 1-0 New England victory. "He didn't want to risk it, so we decided not to."

After missing the game at Toronto FC, Beckham made his MLS debut on Thursday at DC United, playing the final 18 minutes in a 1-0 defeat before a capacity crowd of 46,686.

Beckham has hinted he might not be able to play in games on artificial surfaces until the ankle is completely healed.