David Beckham Retires

After Alex Ferguson's retirement comes another shocker to the game, David Beckham's retires, his retirement has been described as "loss to the game" by David Bernstein, the FA chairman, while the former England manager, Steve McClaren, who dropped then reinstated the midfielder, described him as a great footballer.

Bernstein said: "In the week following Sir Alex Ferguson retiring, which came as a bit of a shock, now we have the iconic David Beckham coming out of the game. It's unexpected, even though he is getting to mature years for a footballer. He is an iconic figure in the game and produced wonderful performances for his clubs, particularly Manchester United. When you look at his playing and work for England, no one would ever accuse him of being unpatriotic and not giving everything for his country.