Beckham admits he deliberately got suspended because of injury
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England captain David Beckham thought he was being &quot;clever&quot; by deliberately getting a yellow card. The ploy could backfire and land him in trouble with his coach and soccer&#39;s governing body.
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David Beckham could be out for up to two months after hurting a knee ligament during a Spanish League game last weekend, an injury that likely eliminates any chance of his being recalled to England's national team for European Championship qualifiers this month.
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David Beckham apologized Wednesday for deliberately getting a yellow card to draw a suspension for a World Cup qualifying game. The apology came hours after FIFA president Sepp Blatter criticized him and urged English soccer authorities to take action.
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David Beckham is set to be hauled over the coals by English football authorities over his admission that he deliberately fouled an opponent to earn himself a convenient booking in last week's World Cup qualifier against Wales.
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Sport: Manager reveals that but for injury the Real Madrid winger would have been in the squad sooner.
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David Beckham, who has been sidelined for a month with a broken rib, hopes to return to action for Real Madrid next weekend. The England captain was injured in the national team&#39;s 2-0 World Cup
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Soccer The face of Major League Soccer was grimacing in pain yesterday, not a pleasant sight for those who agreed to pony up millions of dollars for David Beckham to spend five years with the Los Angeles Galaxy beginning this summer. Beckham, 31, will have tests today to determine the extent of a possibly serious right knee injury he suffered ...
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October 22, 2004. England captain David Beckham has escaped disciplinary action by the Football Association for his deliberate yellow card against Wales.
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David Beckham could be sidelined up to six weeks after cracking a rib during England's 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Wales in which he scored a goal and drew a suspension for the next game.
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FIFA's president criticized England captain David Beckham for deliberately getting himself suspended for a World Cup qualifier and urged the English Football Association to take action.
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David Beckham has given England manager Steve McClaren cause for concern ahead of two crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers after he limped off with a knee injury while playing for his club Los Angeles Galaxy.
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England soccer coach Sven-Goran Eriksson reacts to a question during a press conference in Baku, Azerbaijan Tuesday Oct. 12, 2004, following captain David Beckham&#39;s comments that he deliberately got suspended
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The English Football Association said on Friday it had asked England captain David Beckham for an explanation about his yellow card controversy at last weekend&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Wales.
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David Beckham says he was shocked when England boss Steve McClaren told him he was dropped from the squad.
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David Beckham&#39;s cracked rib is set to sideline him for up to six weeks and the England captain will be on his way to worried Real Madrid on Monday rather than to next week&#39;s World Cup game in Azerbaijan.
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ENGLAND captain David Beckham was today starting to compile the defence of his self-confessed deliberate booking against Wales to try to avoid a disciplinary charge.
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England's David Beckham suffered a knee injury playing for his American team LA Galaxy on Wednesday casting doubt on his fitness ahead of next month's Euro 2008 qualifiers.