FORMER New York Cosmos player Shep Messing believes David Beckham can make a bigger impact on American soccer than his old team-mate Pele.

Debra Messing, co-star of the sitcom Will and Grace, has given birth to a son.

Will and Grace star Debra Messing will miss this season’s finale, plus the last four episodes of the hit sitcom, due to her pregnancy.

With the long-running TV sitcom coming to its end the cast continues to search for decent big-screen roles … not with any degree of success.

Debra Messing, star of comedy Will and Grace, is pregnant, spokeswoman Annette Wolf has confirmed.

NBC’s White House saga The West Wing won its fourth Emmy Award for best drama despite shrinking viewership, while CBS’s Everybody Loves Raymond was honoured as best comedy.

Will & Grace beauty Debra Messing might have caused another Hollywood shoplifting scandal - when she mistakenly walked out of a posh store with a pair of expensive jeans she hadn’t paid for.