DANNY MURPHY ON THE PAIN OF MISSING A TOURNAMENT: David Beckham put an arm round me when my World Cup dream died... I couldn't hold back the tears
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DANNY MURPHY ON THE PAIN OF MISSING A TOURNAMENT: David Beckham put an arm round me when my World Cup dream died... I couldn't hold back the tears

Daily Mail  

David Beckham was among those consoling me when my World Cup dream died For some players, making the England squad can become an obsession. I’d had a taste of the England squad ahead of the World Cup in 2002 but I knew I wasn’t going to be a regular starter. I was never one of those players who was constantly obsessed with making the England squad I broke my toe ahead of the 2002 World Cup, and David Beckham consoled me afterwards Your browser does not support iframes. It was ironic that my replacement Trevor Sinclair started all but the first game at the World Cup It was hard to watch the World Cup from afar, as I still wanted England to win the tournament By that time I’d got home and flown straight to Portugal with mates.

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