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David Beckham has shown a surprising tenacity and has had to suppress some self-regard merely to cling to the national team. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters The FA has appointed people who will shape England's effort to host the 2018 World Cup but one vacancy will have to be filled later. There can be no ambassador for the bid when the ideal candidate is still preoccupied with his ambition to take part in the 2010 tournament. David Beckham is not ready to leave the stage. It was hard just to get him off the Wembley pitch after the defeat of Kazakhstan on Saturday and he would savour another cameo against Belarus tomorrow. No critic of his attention-seeking behaviour runs short of material. Still, Beckham does show a surprising tenacity and has had to suppress some self-regard merely to cling to the national team. The... [read full story]
