DAVID LEFT OUT AGAIN!

Former England captain
David Beckham has failed to make the British
football team for the London Olympics.
The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder made Britain
coach Stuart Pearce's shortlist of 35 but wasn't
selected for the final 18-man squad as one of three
players over the age of 23 allowed to compete in the
games.
"Everyone knows how much playing for my country
has always meant to me, so I would have been
honored to have been part of this unique Team GB
squad," the 37-year-old Beckham said Thursday in a
statement to The Associated Press. "Naturally I am
very disappointed, but there will be no bigger
supporter of the team than me. And like everyone, I
will be hoping they can win the gold."
Beckham had been widely expected to be selected
for the Olympic squad after playing an instrumental
role in in helping Sebastian Coe and his team win the
bid in 2005 to host the games.
"As a Londoner, I will have been really proud to have
played a small part in bringing the Olympics to my
home town as part of Seb's team, and I can't wait for
the games to begin and enjoy every moment along
with the rest of Great Britain," Beckham said.
Britain's three overage players will be Welsh stars
Ryan Giggs and Craig Bellamy and English defender
Micah Richards, a person familiar with the situation
said. He spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity
because details of the squad haven't been publicly
released.
Giggs played alongside Beckham at Manchester
United and Bellamy is a forward at Liverpool.
Richards plays for Manchester City and appears to
have been chosen ahead of Beckham to provide extra
defensive cover.
The Olympic snub appears to spell the end of
Beckham's career representing his country.
England's most-capped outfield player made the last
of his 115 appearances for England in 2009.














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