Wednesday, 10 March 2010

There's no place like home for Beckham

No I am not talking about his home in LA but the home where he was loved by thousands and still is. Before Posh Spice came into Beckham's life his first love was football, it was Manchester United and the Theatre of Dreams. Old Trafford was where the former United player always dreamt of playing football and it was where he made all his dreams come true.
Having began his career at United coming through into the first team with the successful youth winning team which included Scholes, Butt and close friend Gary Neville he wanted to be a one club man and stay at United throughout the whole of his footballing career. After the World Cup in 1998 which saw the England international sent off against Argentina making hime public enemy No. 1 for fans across the country one group of fans always stayed behind him during the difficult times that followed an they were the Unitd fans at Old Trafford. That helped Beckham contribute to Manchester United winning the Treble but after that his life had changed forever.

The England international married Victoria and soon became England captain. His greatest moment came scoring that freekick against Greece at Old Trafford to send England to the 2002 World Cup. He went to World Cup after breaking his metatasal and recieved a welcome fit for a worldwide celebrity rather then a footballer. This then led to a strained relationship with club manager Sir Alex Ferguson which led to the famous flying boot incident where Fergusong kicked a boot at Beckham in the dressing room after an F.A Cup loss to Arsenal at Old Trafford.

This led to Beckham being sold to Real Madrid in the summer and being replaced in the team by Cristiano Ronaldo who was brought in the same summer and who recieved the famous No. 7 shirt vacated by Beckham. After Madrid where he won the league title under Fabio Capello, the current England manager he went to LA to play in the MLS for Los Angeles Galaxy where he was in a city suited to his celebrity status but not his footballing one.

He now returns home to Old Trafford with AC Milan to knock United out of the Champions League after losing the first leg 2-3 at the San Siro. Whether he starts or comes on as a substitue Beckham will get a big cheer because he has returned home where who he describes as his "father figure" will be (Sir Alex Ferguson) and where fans who loved him during his United career will be chanting his name but hoping for the only time at Old Trafford he is in the loosing team. After all at home you may be loved and your father can get angry at you at one time and punish you but at one point not everybody at home will like you to succeed and that time has come for David Beckham at his home called Old Trafford.

Monday, 1 March 2010

How John Terry went from Hero to Zero

John Terry the Chelsea captain has shown his true colours in the past month as a man who feels he is above anything.

The Chelsea defender was unsuccessful in getting a "super injunction" to keep the story of him having an affair with former Chelsea team mate and former best friend Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend Vannessa Perroncel who also happens to be the mother of Bridge's child a secret. Terry not only had an affair with Perroncel but also got her pregnent which lead to her getting an abortion and being paid off around £800,000 by Terry for not revealing the details of their affair.

Fabio Capello has since stripped Terry of the England captaincy and has confirmed that he will never captain England again as long as he is the England manager. Rio Ferdinand has since been promoted from vice-captain to the captain of the England team with Steven Gerrard promoted from third choice to vice-captain.

This sex scandal has led to Bridge removing himself from being selected for future England squads including the World Cup as he feels he can't play in the same team as the Chelsea skipper which is understandable.

Terry has shown his arrogance throughout by not even apoligising to the Man City left back. This is why Bridge refused to shake Terry's hand before the Chelsea v Man City game on Saturday, showing whatever friendship the two had has now finished.

The former England skipper is getting booed by all club fans except his own and he may even get booed by England fans against Egypt on Wednesday showing what England fans think about Terry the footballer who has or can ruin Englands chances of winning the World Cup and as a person who is seen as a selfish and arrogant man who cares about nobody but himself and doesn't take into account the consequences of his actions.