Fri 11 Aug 06
Becks Gets Bollocks
New England manager Steve McClaren has dropped former captain David Beckham:
Beckham’s name was absent as McClaren unveiled his first squad - for the friendly against Greece at Old Trafford on 16 August.
The decision could bring the curtain down on 31-year-old Beckham’s 10-year England career.
The Real Madrid midfielder, who has 94 caps, quit as captain after England’s World Cup exit in July but insisted he wanted to continue playing.
This indeed ranks up with the fall of the Berlin Wall as a turn of the historical tide. Seriously.
Paul Canniff
