Beckham back in LA, says Donovan row over

David Beckham returned to training with the LA Galaxy and said his conflict with team-mate Landon Donovan was water under the bridge.

Donovan strongly criticised Beckham in excerpts of a soon to be released book "The Beckham Experiment" saying he was an unsuitable captain.

The former England skipper upset many in LA with his decision to extend his loan spell with Italian club Milan and miss the first half of the Major League Soccer season.

Beckham hit back by calling Donovan "unprofessional" for airing his feelings in the media.

But speaking to reporters yesterday, Beckham said he had met with Donovan and club coach Bruce Arena to clear up matters.

"It's over. I'm not going to talk about what was said. That's between me, Landon and the manager. But it's finished. It's over. So we move on," said the midfielder who should return to US action in tomorrow's game away to the New York Red Bulls.

Donovan regained the captain's armband after the Englishman's move to Italy and will retain the post - something Beckham said he had no problem with.

"Landon's a good captain. He's a captain that leads by example. He's not a captain like myself that goes shouting at people. Every captain is different. Landon leads by example, by how he plays on the field," he said.

Donovan said that he also wanted to put the discussions to bed and that he had regrets about the public spat.

"We're getting past it, we're moving on. There are a lot of things I regret. I regret the way that I went about this process and I also regret some of the things I said," he said.

After the game in New York, Beckham's first home appearance for the Galaxy will be Sunday's friendly against, of all teams, Milan.

The 34-year-old reiterated his hope of returning to Milan when the MLS season is over but also stated he intends to see out the remaining two years of his contract with Galaxy.