Englantia varmasti askarruttaa tuo Beckhamin jalka. Jotkut lekurit ovat varoittaneet Becksiä pelaamsta yli 45 minsaa seuraavassa ottelussa. Mahdollinen murtuman uusiutuminen voisi johtaa todella pitkäaikaiseen loukkaantumiseen. Aikaisempien otteluiden perusteella Beckham on Englannille kaikki kaikessa ja ilman häntä Brassit kävelee helposti semeihin.
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Beckham warned over foot injury
LONDON, June 17 (AFP) - Doctors have warned England captain David Beckham that he risks aggravating a foot injury during the World Cup.
Beckham was seen grimacing in pain after England's 3-0 victory over Denmark on Saturday, and doctors told the Daily Express newspaper that Beckham risked a serious long-term injury if he played more than 45 minutes in Friday's quarter-final.
The England captain originally broke a bone in his left foot while playing in Manchester United's Champions League tie with Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna in April.
Beckham recovered from the injury and helped England out of the World Cup's 'Group of Death' by scoring the only goal against Argentina with a penalty.
Reports that England could be without their talismanic captain will dent coach Sven Goran Eriksson's preparations for the last-eight match.
Bone specialist Simon Coope warned Beckham not to play the entire match.
"I watched all of the Denmark match and was impressed at the beginning with how he was managing," he said in Monday's Express.
"Then towards the end he seemed to be slowing up on that foot. At the end of the match that was confirmed when he immediately took the left boot off. I thought 'Oh crikey, he's in trouble there,'"
Beckham told reporters after the victory over Denmark that he would be ready to play in the quarter-finals.
"It was a bit painful, a bit achy but nothing to worry about," he said.
Yet despite Beckham's denial, Coope urged the English captain to heed medical advice and not play the entire match.
"In my medical opinion he should not play more than 45 minutes against Brazil or Belgium.
Fellow specialist Antony Wilkinson agreed that Beckham risked a re-fracture.
"Although the bone heals in six weeks it takes much longer to be OK," he said. "For someone like Beckham playing at this level there is a real danger of re-fracture," he said.