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From mark, on Sun 4 Oct 2:44PM - Pretty much spot on,­ Totally agree, finally someone who knows something­ about football and what they are talking about....

Svetlana, your post actually made me pull a face in­ disgust.. how can you say that beckham has no passion­ to play for England?...Beckham has more money and fame­ than any other footballer could only dream of, he­ doesn't need to play for england anymore for the­ exposure!..he does it because he loves his country, and­ is still extremely proud to wear his national shirt..­ Beckham was and still is one of the finest talents that­ football has ever produced, his dead ball accuracy and­ crossing ability is envied by aspiring footballers­ everywhere,
as for your opinion that capello is being­ forced to play Becks.. i've never heard such utter­ rubbish in my life.. Capello will always play the best­ man for the job, and i don't know about anyone­ else, but when were preparing for a world cup, i'd­ much rather have becks on the bench than some­ over-rated untested blackburn player or something..
at­ the end of the day Becks has a wealth of expereicne­ that he still instills on the England squad, he's­ capable of reading a game and doing exactly what is­ needed to grind out a result, and that is priceless...­ he would walk into any national team..

Sunday footie is great - but sometimes it is nice with­ a change...

Look to the US for other kinds of sports­ entertainment:

Had a dream to see the Superbowl,­ Daytona races, the Masters Golf tournament,­ Indianapolis car racing or an NBA All Stars Basketball­ game.

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Becks has never had pace, but what he has got is world­ class vision, he missed most of the qualifying games­ under Mclaren and was still the player with most­ assists. We are graced at the moment with players that­ have blistering pace, but what Becks offers is a final­ product something that will potentially unlock the­ world class teams in the last quarter of the game.

....mmmmmm ....... and what age is Giggs? .... what age­ was Teddy Sheringham while still at the top flight? I­ am not DB's biggest fan but he can make a pass to­ win a match and that what might be required. Yes, there­ are younger players that will run 4k more in 90­ minutes, but the game is about putting the ball in the­ opponents net. If England were sorted without DB then­ Capello wouldn't entertain the idea - he­ doesn't play favourites. It is also worth noting­ that DB, like Giggs, is probably the first of a­ generation of 100% athlete footballers, who consciously­ managed fitness regime, diet, and lifestyle. This can­ only lead to longevity in their playing careers.

Good move Becks another intellegent move, this will­ prolong your career and cement a world cup place.

roody_poocandyass, you wouldnt know class if it walked­ upto you and said here i am, the guy proves season­ after season that he is dedicated to FOOTBALL he has­ passion, skill and will outplay alot of younger ones­ these days, others should take a leaf from his book and­ show passion like he do`s, if all the england squad­ had this passion then the world cup would be ours ­ everytime, he lives for FOOTBALL ( not soccer what ever­ that means), we invented the game so we kinda know what­ its called....FOOTBALL) we actually use our feet in the­ game!!!!!

beckhams a had been and the england manager i hope can­ see it just like owen, nither has anything to offer­ unlees on the cat walk or in a betting shop..Good New­ Manager,Good New England Team..

I cant see Wngland will bring a player like him, if­ they dont include him in the team for SA, they will­ back home after 1 week.

beckham is a liability when the oppo have the ball, and­ is only effective with dead-ball situations. We do have­ world class players such as rooney and gerrard, and­ beckham's presence has a negative affect on the­ dynamics of the squad. Also because he relies so much­ on the hollywood pass, the play misses the midfield out­ and then the Man U media machine criticises gerrard and­ lampard off for not reproducing their club form.. they­ are now producing the goods and get lots of touches of­ the ball, whilst beckham is preening himself on the­ bench ... i wonder if these things are related.

Won't help AC Milan a BIT!

Milan is missing Kaka. Not Ancelloti as much as Kaka.­ So Beckham cannot do anything about it. Beckham is 33­ or 34 years old. He is past in football, maybe not in­ modeling, but in football he certainly is. I think he­ doesn't deserves to play in England World Cup team­ because there are so many better players who deserve­ to play. Playing in US league is nothing like playing­ in best European leagues. US league looks amateur­ comparing to best European leagues. So, if Capello­ invites Beckham, it will be only because of Beckham­ name, his popularity and something he was, not­ something he is now. It will be so unfair to other­ players. Beckham is acting unfair too. He knows he is­ so far from his best performances but he still insists­ to play for England team. It seems to me, that Capello­ has some kind of obligation to invite him to play. At­ least Beckham thinks so. Capello is often asked what­ Beckham needs to do play for England team and Capello­ is under pressure to invite him. Capello shoud pay­ attention to young players who are the future of any­ national players. Old and fame searching player is not­ worth attention. Beckham loves himself more than his­ team success. It's so selfish. Let him show me I am­ wrong. You, England fans who are judging me, just­ think: is Beckham more important than national team???

Shame a man who wants to be seen as an ambassador for­ English football can't see his way clear to play­ for an English team. Still supose Milan fits in with­ Madams wish to dominate the catwalk.

Why not going back to Man Utd, Becks?

Milan are not the same team when Becks left and will­ probably be in mid table obscurity when he arrives. I­ think they will end up in the Europa league if their­ not careful. I'm not sure how playing in the­ current Milan side will help him. The coach cant coach­ and is no replacement for Ancelloti.

thank God, Milan needs someone now... even if it is­ only Beckham

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Ok, So I never comment on these articles, but I just­ feel I have to on this one!! Beckham, is world class, a­ match winner. I believe he has been successful in every­ team he has played for, and in every country! I cannot­ think of many English players that had success­ overseas, let alone playing for 2 or 3 overseas­ leagues.

Of course, he is older, maybe has the yard or­ two short of pace, but how you can leave him out of the­ squad I do not know! In fact I would be in disbelief!­ The fact is, games are often one by one chance, one­ moment of genius, that is the difference. That my­ friends, is Beckham! I still think he has the best­ crosses and long passes in the game, when I see him­ play live for the team I am quite simply stunned with­ the accuracy he achieves. How you can leave someone­ like him out, someone that can take the vital free kick­ under pressure, or deliver a vital cross to save or win­ a game is crazy. And yes, people in the team look up to­ him, they feel confident in him and he is a decent­ bloke who will always help out and still be proud just­ to warm the bench for his country is he has too. People­ often criticise him a lot, I used too also, but I think­ he is always proud to wear the shirt, and yes he has­ lots of money etc. etc. but he is humble and quite­ quiet about it.

Keep him in the squad! He might play­ @#$% all game, but if we get a free kick like against­ Greece, or need crosses flying in to win a game in the­ last minutes, he is the man. He will always give it­ everything, and I bet if he is not included you will­ still see him in the crowd in SA, england shirt on. He­ is quite simply a MATCH WINNER! Jesus I went on a bit­ there............