How long do these injuries take to heal? Is there no chance of him going to the WC, or would it be a case of taking a risk on a player short of fitness?
Gutted for Becks, playing for England seemed to be about all he kept playing for one of the few players in this current generation who I felt really really loved pulling on the three lions and giving it 110%
In a kind of perverse way it's probably about the right moment if he retired now really with his final completed appearance walking off to a heros farewell at Old Trafford.
Get Adam Johnson called up