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Reports suggested that arifthad developed between Rooney and Michael Owen after Rooney allegedly gambled away ￡700,000. But Beckhamhit out atthe 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 thecardschools 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 issnapand 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 maincentre-forwardsthat 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 tofall outover 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)
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