Will David Beckham be Charged by Fifa for purposely getting booked?David Beckham has admitted that "
he got booked on purpose" against Wales. Apparently Becks knew he had done his ribs and went out purposely to get booked, so the yellow card he was carrying would mean nothing. Of course he knew he was injured and figured he would never be fit for the Azerbaijan game 3 days later.
Now I think David Beckham used intelligence and did the right thing getting booked on purpose. What on earth posessed Beck's to admit it though, is beyond me.
Will Fifa charge Beckham with bringing the game into disrepute?
Will Fifa charge Beckham with un-sportsman-like conduct?
I think they will actually and will probably do so with glee. The F.A would probably love to charge Beckham too. However, the F.A have no chairman at the moment and they'll not want to tackle the England captain, or the
England team right now. The England players have been pretty outspoken and/or tetchy lately and with the Faria Alam thing still in the memory, the F.A will be lieing low.
Furthermore it's about time the English players started playing the game. Foreign teams employ spitting and cynical diving, harassment of referee's and yellow card waving antics all the time. There is no need for all of that, but I do think a bit of brains comes in handy out there and it's nice to see Beckham thinking laterally.
Beckham Admits Getting Booked. Beckham To Be Charged By Fifa?Reuters uk |
David Beckham admits he got booked on purpose
Posted at 7:40 AM, Tuesday, October 12, 2004