Update - Photos of David Backham watching todays game between Real Madrid and Levante are in the gallery. Real Madrid lost the match 1-0 and Becks looked very disappointed.

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Pardon the rant but Real Madrid have treated David Beckham disgracefully. David Beckham is a true professional and gentleman, even in the face of extreme provocation he has not publicly retaliated against the Real Madrid hierarchy. It is hard to comprehend how a great player, who has given his all for the white shirt, can be so disrespected by the club. Only last season he led La Liga for assists and he was along with Iker Casillas, one of Real Madrid's two best players. Real Madrid may not have added any major silverware to the cabinet in the last 3 seasons but I believe that if there had been 11 players on the field all ready to play with the same passion and heart as David Beckham the outcome might have been different.

Real Madrid seem determined to exact some form of "revenge" although they have not been wronged. Forcing David Beckham to train away from the squad serves no real purpose and questioning his professionalism when he has always been exemplary in his conduct shows real bad faith on Capello's part.

Although the Real Madrid site posted a transcript of Fabio Capello's Press conference yesterday, they omitted all the questions pertaining to David Beckham. I admit I was puzzled yesterday when no questions or answers about Becks appeared on the official site or in the english language media. However, reports in the spanish magazine AS.com and also El Mundo make it clear that Capello was asked about David Beckham and that he lied in his responses. He told the gathered journalists that David Beckham was not fit and had taken a heavy knock at the end of yesterday's training session, requiring him to use ice. However, David Beckham told reporters when questioned as he left training, that he was uninjured and perfectly fit.

The web of deceit is becoming evermore tangled. El Mundo reported that Capello when asked again about David Beckham's injury, after Becks had told reporters he was fit and well, was unable to provide a clear answer and finally conceded that injury was not the reason that David Beckham had been excluded. He also said that David Beckham had trained very well, a clear admission that Becks exclusion has nothing to do with football. It is hard to keep up with all these machinations but one thing is clear, Capello and the club are not being honest in their dealings.

It is sad to see a great club, with great traditions bought into ill-repute by the behaviour of the Manager, Sporting Director and President, who bring so much shame upon a club that David Beckham has served so well.

It is sad that the ego and politics of a small group of men is to come ahead of common sense, that players who are still recovering fitness after injury or who have travelled the day before to Alicante to play with the youth side are to be called upon, while David Beckham, who would give his all and has trained all week, is shunned. There is more on this at As.com

It is sad that when Real Madrid has a tally of 28 goals in 20 matches its lowest in the past 16 years and is averaging 4.4 shots on target per match, its worst figure since the 1986-87 season and has lost 3 of the last 5 matches, that the Manager places personal grudges and misguided pride ahead of results.

Goals on Sunday

Real Madrid have unfairly sidelined David Beckham but we the fans can keep him front and center by supporting him and staying loyal until this unpleasant chapter is behind him and he joins his new team, LA Galaxy! So for the remainder of the season the site will feature David Beckham's goals every Sunday! Just so we can all enjoy our favorite memories of a great player until there are new ones! If you have any video clips of great Beckham goals or assists that you would be happy to share can you please e-mail me at anna@fans-online.com and I will add them to the play-list for the Sunday "Best of Becks" show! :) Thanks! First up this week we have some highlights from the 2000/01 season at Manchester United enjoy!



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