Unexpected call from Beckham to a United player

Harry Maguire He said he received a surprise call from David Beckham three weeks ago and deemed it “elegant” and “moving.” The former player of Manchester United He offered kind words of support for the English international and United defender, who has been heavily criticized in recent times and lost his place in the ‘eleven’.

Maguire, 30, was subjected to brutal abuse from angry fans, an experience Beckham knew all too well after his experience with the red card he received at the 1998 World Cup, which made him the most hated in England. It’s the worst chapter of his illustrious career and the main story of a documentary just released by Netflix.

Beckham reached out after England’s 3-1 victory over Scotland on September 12, when venomous taunts from Scottish fans caused both England coach Gareth Southgate and Maguire’s mother to Zoe in anger.

“Beckham’s call means everything,” Maguire told reporters on Tuesday after England training in St. George’s Park. “I’ve talked throughout my career about David Beckham as someone I admired and looked up to when I was younger. He was a great role model when I was younger. He showed how classy he was by coming up to me . Something that I really appreciate it, something that moves.”

Maguire, who has 59 caps for England, scored an own goal against Scotland in a solid game and is in Southgate’s squad for Friday’s friendly against Australia and the Championship qualifier. Tuesday’s European Championship against Italy at Wembley Stadium in London.

In Beckham’s four-part documentary, the former Manchester United cornerstone and his wife Victoria detail the abuse suffered after his World Cup blunder (he was fired after a raff with Simeone). They received threats to kidnap their son Brooklyn, an effigy of ‘Becks’ was hung in a pub and the United bus was pelted with stones. Beckham, now 48, says he fell into a deep depression.

Maguire watched the documentary and said he was shocked by the level of abuse Beckham suffered. Although the defender did not want to reveal much of their conversation, he said that “the main thing it did was to remind me of the career I had to date and the good moments I had in my career. ” “When you go through difficult times you have to review past experiences and memories, where you’ve been. Every career has ups and downs, especially when you reach what I’ve reached (captain of one of the biggest clubs in the world for three) and a half years). “He’s in that position and he knows what it’s like.”