Am I the only one that thinks that David Beckham did the right thing in choosing to foul during the Wales game? He chose to get a second yellow card whilst knowing he was injured and likely to be out of the next game anyway. It’s a blindingly obvious tactic and and I would be amazed if it didn’t happen week in week out up and down the country and all over the world. These people play football for a living, they would be doing a disservice to their employers if they didn’t ensure that they were available to play as many games as possible.

Obviously in an ideal world, none would get any yellow or red cards. That’s like saying that no office workers would play Solitaire during work time. The real world doesn’t work like that. So, if I was a professional sports player and I was in Beckham’s position, I’d have done the same.

The only thing that amazes me is that I didn’t realise he was bright enough to consider such things… he doesn’t come across as the brightest button in media interviews.