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Beckham Goes RooneyDavid Beckham was sent off with 3 minutes to go during the 2-1 defeat for Real against
ValenciaReferee
Arturo Dauden Ibanez blew for a foul by
Raul on Madrid's right touchline.
Beckham reacted furiously, throwing up his right arm in disgust and appearing to say something to the referee. When Dauden Ibanez brought out a yellow card, Beckham walked away applauding sarcastically, leaving him little choice but to immediately produce a second yellow and send the England captain off.
England Blog Comment >> Beck's getting himself sent off for sarcastically clapping the referre like Rooney did not so long ago, is not something the bookies had even thought of pricing up.
I can see a slew of crazy football betting markets popping up all over the place at a bookie near you. There are no off the wall football betting markets out there yet are there?
Posted at 11:04 PM, Sunday, October 23, 2005