David Beckham has resolved his issues with Landon Donovan, saying he recently had a good conversation with his Los Angeles Galaxy teammate. Beckham practiced with the Galaxy on Monday for the first time since returning from a five-month loan to Italian club AC Milan. Since his arrival back in Southern California, he has been peppered with questions about Donovan calling him a bad captain and portraying the English star as stingy in an upcoming book. Beckham said details of their meeting will remain private but it went very well. “I'm not going to talk about what was said,” Beckham said. “That was between me, Landon and the manager (Bruce Arena). I said the other day everything that was needed to say.” On Saturday at an MLS event, Beckham called Donovan's behavior “unprofessional.” Beckham will play his first game of the season with the Galaxy when it faces the Red Bulls at Giants Stadium on Thursday. The Galaxy hosts AC Milan on Sunday. “We're getting past it, we're moving on,” Donovan said. “There's 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.” Donovan said he knew what he was getting into when he talked to Sports Illustrated senior writer Grant Wahl, the author of “The Beckham Experiment.” “There were no surprises,” he said. “I'm generally a pretty honest person, but that doesn't mean I need to share things with everybody.” The Galaxy has won three straight to improve to 5-3-9 heading into the matchup with the Red Bulls, and it is hoping Beckham's return will help it continue its strong run. 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. But Beckham was still clearly upset by the questions raised about his own stint as captain. “At the end of the day, that's something to ask all the players. I've always felt as captain I've made myself available for players and been there for the team. I've been captain for England for over 50 caps, and I've gotten on really well with the players,” he said. Galaxy midfielder Chris Klein said he was not sure if Beckham and Donovan had made peace but he was confident there would be no knock-on effect in the dressing room. “I don't know if it's buried or not, but for them to carry any of that is silly,” he said. Beckham said his discussions with Milan on returning to the team in 2010 will be resolved in the next couple of months. “Obviously Milan expressed that they want me to go back so I don't see any reason why that would change,” he said. “We'll have to wait and see. I hope to be going back there.”
