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Article: Beckham playing Mickey Mouse football - Reid.
- Article from:
- Shields Gazette (South Shields, England)
- Article date:
- November 16, 2007
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FORMER Sunderland boss Peter Reid thinks David Beckham should not get an England recall because he's playing 'Mickey Mouse football'.
And the former England midfielder says coach Steve MacClaren should pay the price if England don't qualify for Euro 2008.
"Steve himself said he would be judged on his results, and I've got to say that I thought it was a group that we should qualify from,[pounds sterling] he said
"Croatia are decent, Russia are decent, Israel are decent, but they are not in the same class as us.
"I think that it's up to other people to make that decision, but what I would say is if the manager says 'judge me by results' and we don't qualify ...