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Reports suggested that a rift had developed between Rooney and
Michael Owen after Rooney allegedly gambled away ￡700,000. But Beckham
hit out at the targeting of Rooney and insists that the
striker will not be affected by allegations aimed his way.
“Wayne does not have a (gambling) problem, he has just been highlighted
because of who he is and what a great player he is — that’s the only
reason,” Beckham said.
“You can get people criticising him for one thing but you also have to
look at the other things he does: Wayne also does a lot of work for
charity and everyone knows that.”
And while Beckham admitted that he does not form
part of the card
schools within the camp, he insists that they will not damage England’s
chances at this summers World' Cup in Germany.
“Personally I like going to the Grand National or horse racing
sometimes just for a day out to have a bit of a fun with the lads or with
my wife, but I have never been a card man in my life,” Beckham said.
A smile then crept across his face as he joked:
“The only thing I’ve played is snap
and that’s it. It’s not that I’m not any good at cards,
(it’s) because I’m good at snap.
“I’ve never been into playing cards but there have always been card schools in every team I’ve played
in and every team I have known,” he added.
“People were saying there was an issue between
Michael and Wayne. It’s probably just because they are the two main
centre-forwards
that people
want to say that, but there is no problem and there never has been. I have
never seen it affect any of the players or the way they’ve played.
“It’s not just Wayne, there are lots of other
players (who gamble on card games). But it doesn’t affect our players. “In
our England squad, it’s impossible for the players to fall out
over something like that: the
banter and the togetherness of the team is too strong to be affected by
card schools. There are no fall outs and there is no problem at
all.”
(China
Daily) | 
