David Beckham @ Olympic Closing Ceremony
BECKHAM: I COULD PLAY FOR GB IN 2012
David Beckham admits he would love to appear for Great Britain in the 2012 Olympic football tournament - if he is still playing.
Beckham, 33, has a contract with Los Angeles Galaxy until 2012 and has not ruled out appearing or even captaining Great Britain’s team at the London Games.
The England midfielder arrived in Beijing today ahead of the Olympics closing ceremony, in which he is playing a leading role in London 2012’s set.
He said: “I will be 37 so I’m not sure I will still be playing. But you never know, at the end of the day I’m just going to be happy to be involved.
“I will definitely be there, but whether it’s playing or not I’m not so sure about that one.”
Beckham said he believed football deserved its place in the Olympics despite the controversy over whether clubs should be forced to release players for the tournament.
He added: “For me, football is the best sport in the world so for me it should be top of the list.
“There are so many other great sports and so many other athletes who have worked so hard to get here, but it’s still important.
“There are great players and great teams over here so it’s still my number one sport, whether or not it is looked at as different.”
Meanwhile Beckham believes Usain Bolt should carry on showboating and said he has been awed by the Jamaican sprinting superstar.
Bolt, who clinched his third sprinting gold and third world record of the Games on Friday night, has been criticised by International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge for showing a lack of respect towards his fellow runners.
But Beckham gave his backing to Bolt saying: “I think he’s great. If you’re that good - and he breezed through all the early stages and then turned it on for the finals, it’s so impressive if you can do that.
“He’s so talented and has got so much confidence. It’s such a big stage and the whole world is watching, so if you can perform like he has then you can gloat - and it’s good to see.”
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Posted on August 24th, 2008 |
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meh, i thought this …
meh, i thought this was footage
me too. bleh.
me too. bleh.
what is the song in …
what is the song in the background.. Artist and Title if u know … Thx!
DJ Tiesto - Traffic
DJ Tiesto - Traffic
dont wanna be the …
dont wanna be the party spoiler saying beckham wont play for england in 2012 olypics but it would be a miricle if he did, seeing as you have to be under a certain age which i think is 23
firstly teams are …
firstly teams are allowed a few players over the age of 23…. hence Ronaldinho played for Brazil and Riquelme for Argentina….So beckham would be able to play if picked Secondly England cant play in the olympics it would be a Great Britain team…Eng, Scot and Wales… not N. Ire as they participate under Ireland in the olympics…. Alex Fergusen was asked to coach the team for 2012 today
firstly teams are …
firstly teams are allowed a few players over the age of 23…. hence Ronaldinho played for Brazil and Riquelme for Argentina….So beckham would be able to play if picked Secondly England cant play in the olympics it would be a Great Britain team…Eng, Scot and Wales… not N. Ire as they participate under Ireland in the olympics…. Alex Fergusen was asked to coach the team for 2012 today
I hate that girl!!! …
I hate that girl!!!!!Hahahaha I envy her for being there next to DB….*sigh*
Over age! Desperate …
Over age! Desperate David the Publicity Seeker will be bitterly disappointed by this. His management team/PR team will have to come up with some alternative. Lucky enough DB is so desperate to be the centre of attention he would no doubt be prepared to nail his testicles to the actual match football. Sorted!
well done elizabeth …
well done elizabeth hanson in representing manchester’s irish community and acousticfest on the fiddle
everyone wonders if …
everyone wonders if the london’s olimpic games will be better than this ones, the answer is absolutely.. No!!! if you put a man who´s only in the rich people magazines, who only play for money and his last sport fact was a long distance goal without keeper(nothing relevat nowadays)what can we expect?
I wanted a surprise but it was not like that.
english,is david beckham really the best you can offer? bad for you.
What a joke, but no …
What a joke, but no suprise really.
All Britain have to offer is an over-paid over-hyped washed up ‘footballer’, a talent show winner and stereotypical London landmarks.
Where was our real culture? oh thats right we don’t actually have one, if its not on TV or in London then it doesn’t matter…
2012 will be embarrassing.