David Beckham to retire

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22558393

Fair enough, good that he's going out in a top league and not the US.

Hope he has a nice a quiet retiringment, and not be in the paper/news everytime he farts.

About time, good player but vastly overrated imo and kept better younger players out of the England side for too long.

hodge13 wrote:

About time, good player but vastly overrated imo and kept better younger players out of the England side for too long.

Disagree, top player, was a reason he kept others out of the side.

The keeping others out of the England side was more in reference to the back end of his career. Felt he should have gone after 2010 or so, at which point players like Walcott should have been given regular games.

I'm with Jack on this one. Weather he played good, bad or average at club level he always played good For England. He is someone the younger players who want to get in the game should look up to. He wasn't the most gifted player bit he always gave 100%. He didn't bitch and main when McClaren dropped him. He just said he's available if England need him. I remember jumping round my living room when he scored that goal against Greece to qualify for the World Cup.

Walcott should be played through the middle as a centre-forward, he's shite as a winger, not much point having pace when you can't put a good cross in, the same with Aaron Lennon.

Anyone else think it would have been a nice touch to call him into the England squad for the match agaist Ireland, and give him a final 5 minute sub appearance to say goodbye playing for England, rather than in France?

Platini will be looking over his shoulder from now on I think...

I think beckham should be knighted