The midfielder insists that he will be supporting his former teammate and Great Britain at the Olympics despite being overlooked for a place in the line-up.
As one of the key figures in bringing the games to London, it was highly expected that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Beckham-c10432 would be leading the team this summer.
However coach Stuart Pearce seemingly had other plans and chose to omit the ex-Real Madrid man, although his name was present in the 35-man roster.
Pearce has claimed that the decision is not by any means a political one and is based on the player’s ability to perform on the pitch.
Beckham, though, answered the manager in the best fashion possible and netted a superb free-kick on the day the final team was announced. While the public and media have clamoured for his inclusion, the Team Great Britain boss has refused to budge on his
initial plans.
Resigned to the stands, it seems like Becks won’t be having his last hurray on the International stage and instead it will be Manchester United legend http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryan-Giggs-c31985 who will be captaining the talented lot.
However, Beckham has remained supportive of his fellow footballers and claims that he will be there to cheer them on, when they take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Senegal-c3001 at Old Trafford.
''Ryan obviously has had such an amazing career with Manchester United and also with the Welsh team and he deserves to be there. He deserves to play in a big competition like this. It would have been great to have been there with him because we have a lot
of great memories from playing for Manchester United. I hope he gets a gold medal.''
''I am going to be just proud just to be there as a fan more than anything. In a part of London where I grew up playing soccer over the fields that have been changed now. As a fan and an Englishman I am going to be very proud,” he said.
Great Britain are place in a tough group alongside the UAE, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tom-Cleverley-c35218 within their ranks, they are expected to challenge for the gold this time around.
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