It was just your everyday, average training session for the Los Angeles Galaxy. They scrimmaged, ran some drills, talked strategy, all the usual things.
Only this time, there were more than two dozen cameras lining the sideline, close to 100 media members milling around and a new figure in their midst.
Steven Gerrard moved one step closer to playing for the Galaxy on Tuesday, practicing with his teammates in a session open to the media, seven months to the day since he signed with the club.
But for a team that has endured the media hoopla of David Beckham and Landon Donavon, the arrival of the English captain wasn’t all that difficult.