Yes I do watch soccer, I am not as dedicated a fan as I am of tennis but I do watch and keep up with it somewhat. I watched him at the World Cup, and after seeing him perform there, was not at all surprised to hear that the new manager hired after Sven-Goran Eriksson's departure after the World Cup, decided to drop him from the England National team. England is what-something between the 5th to 8th best Soccer country in the world right now? That is about right in my estimation anyway. So Beckham is not deemed good enough any longer to even remain as one of the midfielders on a team that is 5th-8th best in the world, and yet is worth $50million a year somehow. Little to do with soccer, that much is apparent.
Yeah he was playing well for Madrid lately until his latest injury misfortune, AFTER being benched for an extended period of time.