Tonight David Beckham makes his 100th cap in the England v France International Friendly tonight being held at the Stade De France. Speculation was rife on whether he would actually get his cap but Fabio Capello confirmed this afternoon that David Beckham would start on the right side of midfield.
Rumour had it that Beckham would be wearing some specially made boots with 100 in gold on the tongue of each. As Beckham lined up to take the first corner of the game it was clear the rumours were true. A man who likes his football memorabilia, he will certainly treasure those in the future.
The question on everyone's lips is will Beckham top off his celebratory night with a goal from a trademark free kick? One things for certain I don't think anyone will be fighting him for the ball should a freekick be awarded just outside the box!
Meanwhile the formation and line up was another talking point along with the question of the captaincy. Rio Ferdinand was the lucky man to get the nod for the captains armband. John Terry was overlooked amid speculation that the reason being his recent treatment towards referees. It will be interesting to see whether he changes his "game" to try to fit more into the captains role that Capello seems to be molding and putting on a pedestal.
England lined up 4-4-2 with Gerrard playing just off Wayne Rooney at the front. Beckham started on the right, Joe Cole on the left with Gareth Barry and Owen Hargreaves starting in the middle. The back four lined up with Ashley Cole on the left, Rio and Terry in the middle and Wes Brown on the right. A notable absentee was Frank Lampard who was reported to be suffering from a stomach bug.
Line Ups:
France: Coupet, Abidal, Gallas, Makelele, Malouda, Toulalan, Clerc, Thuram, Trezeguet, Ribery, Anelka. Subs: Landreau, Mexes, Cisse, Govou, Squillaci, Alou Diarra, Flamini, Evra.
England: James, Brown, Ferdinand, Terry, Ashley Cole, Beckham, Hargreaves, Barry, Joe Cole, Gerrard, Rooney. Subs: Robinson, Johnson, Lescott, Bridge, Bentley, Downing, Owen, Crouch, Walcott, Green.
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