New York August 17, 2007 - The L.A. Galaxy were in New York this weekend, and Major League Soccer ambassador David Beckham made a whirlwind publicity tour on Friday, conducting a soccer clinic for starstruck kids in Harlem, followed by a late afternoon press conference in midtown.

Working in the U.S. involves a lot more travel compared with Europe, where major cities are a short flight away, Beckham said at the press conference, but New York City is special to him “You know, my son’s called Brooklyn", he told reporters at the Hotel Inter-Continental. "When we found out that we were going to have our first baby, our first child, it was in Brooklyn where we first found out”, Beckham explained. “So that’s the reason behind his name, a name that we love.”

What does Becks like to do when in New York? “Shopping”, he said. “Not as much as my wife, but, you know, I like it.”