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Jun

Beckham Played Captain’s Role Against Paraguay

image: soccernet.com

David Beckham is often criticized for not being a John Terry style captain, but he did some sterling work against paraguay. Peter Crouch's use of his long arms, had displeased the ref enough to get the Liverpool man a booking. But Beckham apparently spotted the problem and had a quiet word with Crouch.

"As captain you have to notice things like that," he said. "I think I just said to Crouchie, 'You don't have to put your arms up to jump' – because, at the end of the day, no one's going to out-jump him."