Comments on: Beckham Excites Cyber Squatters http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/12/beckham-excites-cyber-squatters/ Taking a different one on the news Sat, 19 May 2012 12:20:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Matt Freeman http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/12/beckham-excites-cyber-squatters/#comment-3623 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:43:30 +0000 http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/12/beckham-excites-cyber-squatters/#comment-3623 It's also about people's continuing inability to use the internet properly. Surely, if you're looking for news on David Beckham, you'd Google it or similar, or just go to the BBC site? Mr B, as it were, has placed money, fame and comfort ahead of challenging himself. According to some reports, he turned down Internazionale (probable Serie A champions this year) and AC Milan (another top Italian team) to go and play in the US. All his talk of "wanting to take the game to a new level in the States" rather over-estimates his own powers, and confirms to the rest of us that he has finally recognised he's no longer capable of playing at the top level. And he's given up on getting back in the England team, too. It’s also about people’s continuing inability to use the internet properly. Surely, if you’re looking for news on David Beckham, you’d Google it or similar, or just go to the BBC site?

Mr B, as it were, has placed money, fame and comfort ahead of challenging himself. According to some reports, he turned down Internazionale (probable Serie A champions this year) and AC Milan (another top Italian team) to go and play in the US.

All his talk of “wanting to take the game to a new level in the States” rather over-estimates his own powers, and confirms to the rest of us that he has finally recognised he’s no longer capable of playing at the top level.

And he’s given up on getting back in the England team, too.

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