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Frank Walter Yallop (born April 4 , 1964 in Watford , England ) is a former English- Canadian footballer, and the current manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy . There are rumors that he may soon be unemployed in the wake of a disappointing run despite having English national team icon David Beckham on the team. However, the majority of these disappointments are due to multiple injuires within the team. Also, the Galaxy games have been stacked up for the later part of the season because of Beckham's arrival. This multitude of full soccer games in a row have proved to have its effect on the players' endurance and ability. Although he grew up in Vancouver , Yallop played professional football for nearly 20 years in England and the United States . In 1983, at age 19, Frank signed a professional contract with Ipswich Town F.C. , for whom he would play 385 games, scoring 8 goals. After a lengthy career in England, Yallop returned to North America in 1996 , when he signed with Major League Soccer and was drafted 57th overall by the Tampa Bay Mutiny in the MLS Inaugural Player Draft . After three seasons with the Mutiny, in which he started practically every game, Yallop retired from professional football at the end of the 1998 season. He began his coaching career in 1998 with the US Project-40 team, taking the team on a 5 game tour of England. Following the tour, Frank became assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Mutiny . In 2000 he became chief assistant coach for D.C. United under Thomas Rongen . In 2001 , Frank Yallop was named head coach for the San Jose Earthquakes , just 2 days before the MLS SuperDraft . During the pre-season, Frank acquired Jeff Agoos , Landon Donovan , Dwayne DeRosario , Manny Lagos , Ramiro Corrales , and Ronnie Ekelund , as well as assistant coach Dominic Kinnear . In his first year, Frank Yallop proceeded to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to their first MLS Championship . In 2003 , the Earthquakes, under Yallop, were able to win their second MLS title. In 2004 , despite still having a year left on his contract, Frank left the Earthquakes to become head coach of the Canadian Men's National Soccer Team . Yallop was named the 2001 MLS Coach Of The Year and was named the Mutiny's Defender of the Year in both 1997 and 1998. He also earned 52 caps for the Canadian National Team during his playing career. In 2005 he was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall Of Fame . On June 7 , 2006 , Yallop resigned as coach of the Canadian men's national soccer team, as he was announced as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS. Within the Galaxy team, Yallop now coaches famous soccer player David Beckham, husband of Victoria Beckham, Posh Spice of the Spice Girls. EXTERNAL LINK
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