Real Madrid 3 – 1 Deportivo
The perfect end to a perfect day! Real Madrid remain La Liga leaders with a convincing win over Deportivo Coruna. David Beckham had another great game! The match report is on the official site. There is also a match report “Beckham inspires Real Madrid to win” at Sporting Life. First of the photos are in the gallery. Amongst them is a photo of Becks running to give his shirt to a fan in the crowd! I bet that made their day!
Fabio Capello praised David Beckham in the post-match press conference saying “As I said yesterday David Beckham is playing better than he has in two years. He’s in extraordinary conditions, with much quality, speed. He is in great form.” Transcript here.
Team-mate Ruud Van Nistelrooy told reporters during his his post-match comments, that David Beckham was delighted with his England recall he said -
“He was delighted, he was so happy with the news”“Everyday leading up to it, we were talking about it and counting down the days to the announcement. It’s so good to see a professional who has been through everything in the game and is so pleased to be called up for his country again.
“For me, only the true greats can have an attitude like that.”
“It’s a great feeling and I’m so happy for David,” said Van Nistelrooy who also played alongside Beckham at Manchester United.
“He’s turned it round himself by his mentality and qualities and many players would have said ‘this is it for me’ and he didn’t and he deserves the credit for it. He’s a player that belongs in the national team.”
You can also read more comments in support of David Beckham from Ruud at Sportinglife.
Becks on The Beeb
A lovely interview with David Beckham full of cute stories and touching anecdotes (recorded on Friday) aired on the BBC’s Five Live 606 show prior to kick-off. If you missed it, you can download it here
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Becks is having a great game!
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Hiya Syd
3-1 and Becks with basically 2 assists 
) So far so very good!
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Becks is looking pretty tired on it now, lads played out of his skin!
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phew Roberto Carlos is ok that was scary – wish Capello would take rvn off – the depor players are dirty.
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Ruud's just be subbed
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woot! lol it was nice not to need cpr during the match for a change lol Good win! One down two to go
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Marvellous..3-1 is just great .. woohBecks was awesome!!!What a great FOOTBALLER!!!Daaaaaaamnnn!!MariaBeckham
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Well I don't know if you'd call it really early or really late here but on the strength of that I'm gonna have a beer!
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WOO HOO!! HALA MADRID! Looks like David played another fantastic game!! He looks well hot in the photos, and the refs (from what I heard) were soo targeting Becks.. the other side was playing really dirty as well.. it was a well deserved victory for Madrid!!
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As the happiness is sweet. Our David is great Its happiness is also ours. England has found again its man symbol. Today my husband has bought the Gazzetta and is an interview much sincere one (to think that him he was in order to play in my beautiful country) I and my sons we will pray for him and its beautiful family. Hello Loredana, Samuele, Gabriel.
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Hi <3 he did play brilliantly – the refs do seem to be giving him a hard time and he shouldn't have been booked but – well don't get me started on spanish refs lolDeportivo were playing really dirty especially towards the end when some of the tackles and high kicks going in were pretty vicious. They won though that's what matters
)syd – enjoy your beer!
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woooohoooooooooooooo HALA MADRID!!!
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tanx for the pics! He looks great! Do you know what the pink bandage thingy is for?
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hi cc – I noticed that but I don't know what it's for but judging on how well he played nothing is slowing him down
Hi Loredana – I saw the Gazetta interview and it is posted here – somewhere lol about 3 entries down I think 
It was an interesting interview and Becks said some lovely things about your captain 
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thanks for the photos! one thing i notice was he is so happy during match but at end when clapping to the crowd he looks like he looks when they loses? seems he look like hes just about going to cry?
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Is there going to be a video of the highlight posted.. I sure hope so. Thanks Anna dear
And yes, the spanish refs –uh– picking on David is so not cool! It was a fantastic victory!
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Anna, this is the most beautiful collection of photos yet. Almost every one captures the scene and emotion perfectly. Thank you so much.I made it to my little GolTV bar and managed to remain breathing throughout, but I do miss reading along with you guys during the celebrations!!I noticed the pink bandaids too, but I was so happy that all the boys got away with their lives
against that lot that I didn't rush to my usual panic!To whoever mentioned the teary eyes…they're there at the end of every match at the Bernabau these days (probably on all of us soon…).But for now, a GREAAAAAAAAAAAAT night!!!!!!! And what a three weeks to remain sane through!!!!!!!!!Congrats to Becks and the rest of the RM boys! Brilliant, tough, and of course cute, as ever…
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Hala Madrid! I believe Madrid can not be stopped now they have the way of winners now with them!! Beckham was superb, magnifico, we will miss it!
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i'm late to the party, but i'm SOOOOOOO excited. this was pretty much a perfect day. i'm so happy the boys are just charging forward. all the becks praise, never gets old. anna, i look forward to you getting some footage up. i can't deal with the photos. i smiled right on through them.off, to listen to the podcast. thanks for getting everything up anna.
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AWW The podcast was adorable- I love Becks! Bless him, sleeping on mattresses, Cruz running around calling himself David Beckham, etc! Loved it!
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Becks is back, Becks is back, Becks is back to England squad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!How !@@#$@#%%#$^ amazing!!!I heard it during the morning, but I wasn't able to be online.I think I'm happier than Becks himself. LOL!It was like celebrating a winner goal when I heard it. Seriously, I never believed it would happen again, only during this week, with all the stories coming out I start to have more faith.And his first match after the recall will be at Wembley against Brazil. The place where I live and the place where I was born. Bloody hell!!! Amazing. Should I ask for more?
Now I don't need to explain to my family why Becks was out of the squad and the whole unfair situation.Reading McClaren words it seems he considered Becks because of his amazing form at the moment and mainly because of his experience. Maybe because McClaren is under pressure? I don't know and it does not matter at the moment, really. The fact is that Becks is back and that's amazing, amazing, amazing.God bless the May 26th, the day United won the 1999 CL and the treble and from now on the day Becks was recalled to the England squad.God bless May, the best month of all the months.And God Save the Queen, because now I'll support England again. 
U know, special days like this can inspire me…so here it goes: Everybooooooooooody (yeaaaaaaah)Rock your boooooooody (yeaaaah)EveryboooooodyRock your body riightBECKS IS BACK, alriiiiiiiiiight!!!LMAO!!!U deserve it Becks!!! U really deserve it. Better late than never for McClaren see your value.Cheeers for Becks. Nice that he had another magnificent match. 
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^^^ haha. love your post. your enthusiasm came right through the computer. i listened to the podcast. nice, long, fun interview. we need more like that.
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this is the cure for migraine
i actually watched some parts of the delayed telecast of the match, and the commentators was spot on when he said Beckham is '…Bernabeu's favorite son and that they love him there and they don't mind his off-pitch activities, the just love him 
' the commentator also mention 'how rude' the deportivo players are…' Can't wait to see Beckham in Wembley 
Marie
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just listen to the interview…Becks really admired Zidane…and I was laughing when I pictured Capello, telling the Real Madrid players to stop kidding around like a stern father would he he
Marie
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'good looking boy next door'
he he, and he is really a nice family man. lol about Brooklyn saying about Roberto Carlos legs.Marie
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Hiya Marie – it was a really nice interview he said a lot of lovely things, I liked the tributes he paid to people like Zidane and Roberto Carlos! It's nice when he talks about his kids – little Cruz running around in his Real Madrid shorts awwww
Siniestro It's pretty cool huh 
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Awwww. David was so sweet! I didn't like what some of the people said about him. I think he's on top of his game now! LOL when they said he watches too much soccer or football. I love how he was such a gentleman.
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