Monday, June 26, 2006

Beckham thanks Roberto Carlos for 'good luck' message

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England captain and match-winner David Beckham was shown on television being physically sick in the second half of their World Cup second-round 1-0 victory over Ecuador.
Beckham's trademark long-range free kick on the hour proved the difference between the sides as he became the first England player to score in three World Cup finals in a row.

"I didn't feel well before the game but I thought I would be fine and in the first half I felt fine," he told BBC television. "But it (the sickness) continued in the second half and it just came out."
He continued: "I haven't scored many free kicks this season, and in the last two games I've been struggling (with free kicks).
"I've been struggling even in training and Wazza (Wayne Rooney) said to me before the match you've been terrible for the past two days so you're going to get one tonight.
"Roberto Carlos (his Real Madrid team mate) sent me a text saying 'score me a free kick tonight' so it's brought me good luck and we're happy.
"We've done our job. It was ugly at times and we haven't played to our full potential. We're through to the quarter-finals."
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said he had no option but to substitute his captain shortly before the end. "He was gone physically," he said.