David Beckham

In a World Cup special on Gary Nevilles YouTube show The Overlap, David Beckham analyses Englands hopes in Qatar; He said: These players are coming into ...

The good they are doing outside the game is exceptional, really exceptional, because they are using their platform to be able to help other people and make change. "For our players, this is a real opportunity. "For our team, I feel it [a World Cup in winter] is a huge opportunity.

Beckham was sent off for kicking the back of Diego Simeone's leg with his heel in their round of 16 stage defeat, lashing out at the Argentina captain after ...

I went to New York! My wife Victoria was there and I went to meet her. 'I didn't even think and expect what was going to happen for the next few years. He said ''don't worry, go away and come back to the club and you've got us''. That was all I needed to hear. 'That was a tough start [not getting picked for the first two games], what happened after that it was tough all round. 'When I look back on my career and talk about regrets, I wish that never happened. 'I don't remember going on that pitch wanting to prove a point because I had been left out of other games.

The former midfielder said his England sides went into summer tournaments tired after a long season.

“But these players are coming into this tournament at a time where they’re at their peak. “There’s an excitement in this England team and these players – they’re more than just footballers. “I really love watching this England team play.

With the World Cup having an unprecedented November start date, David Beckham says it could represent a unique opportunity for England.

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David Beckham speaks on the details of his red card against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup, and how it affected him going forward for Manchester United.

"I felt that I let quite a lot of people down, but I didn't even think or expect what was going to happen for the next few years. "Every game that (following) season, apart from every game we played at Old Trafford, was horrendous. It was probably the worst place I could've gone. It was just a moment of madness." It was just a moment that happened, where I reacted. "I remember how tough it was."

The iconic footballer stars in the latest episode of Gary Neville's acclaimed interview show The Overlap, where the pair talk about Becks' international career ...

I might not have been as strong as I was after that time to get through some of the stuff that I went through throughout my career. Thankfully for Beckham and his adoring United supporters, there was a positive end to the story. Of course you never want that to happen in a game.” “Every talk show, everywhere I went, every time I put petrol into my car, I was getting abused. Go away for a few weeks, come back to the club. “The gaffer called me and said: 'Don't worry about it.

David Beckham has opened up on his red card against Argentina in 1998 at the World Cup - a moment that would change his career.

But I never expected it to be as bad as it was.” Actually, I didn’t know what to think, at that moment in time. I might not have been as strong as I was after that time, to get through some of the stuff that I went through throughout my career. “But I look back at the moment. “I turned it into a positive. He was also subjected to death threats.

Beckham became public enemy No.1 overnight when he saw red against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup. The Three Lions were dumped out of the tournament on the ...

That's how I got through that season." He added: "Every game that season, apart from every time we played at Old Trafford, was horrendous. At the time, the Argentina coach was going past and they were all banging [on the window]." "It's probably harsh to say I still feel let down [by team-mates] but I look back at that moment - we were young. "When I look back on my career and talk about regrets, I wish that never happened. "I don't remember going on that pitch wanting to prove a point because I had been left out of other games.

On the anniversary of his 2003 exit, we put that question to two former team-mates and a journalist who covered his career.

Even if you were 4-0 up in the last minute of the game, it didn't matter, he wanted to keep the ball in play.” If Manchester United were 4-0 up and the ball was rolling out of play for a goal-kick, the one player who would bust his lungs to get that ball and keep it in play would be Beckham. For everything you might think about his celebrity, he would do that. For the lifestyle he did lead outside of football, nobody could ever question his commitment and I agree with Maysie that in the Treble season he should have been the World Player of the Year.” He should never have left this club and I also think that players who leave the club, having fallen out with Sir Alex, sometimes don't get into your best XI because they are looked at slightly differently. And I think he will always say that is a big regret. Fans didn’t see him in training sessions but he was the one who would stay out.

Yet former England skipper Beckham, who won 115 caps, believes a winter World Cup and the geography of Qatar could suit Southgate's men. Becks, who is a Qatar ...

“There is a real excitement with this team, and there is no excuse to not be at the top of their game and fitness.” “You are tired and you want a rest, but these players are coming in when they are at their peak in the middle of their season. “Our generation never did use it as an excuse but, truth be told, we played at the end of a gruelling season in the Prem.