Beckham resigns as England captain


	Beckham resigns as England captain

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7-2-2006 6:41 AM

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He said that the decision to stand down was the most difficult of his life, but it was a conclusion he had reached prior to England's defeat to Portugal, saying: "I came to [this decision] some time ago, but I hoped to leave on the back of a successful World Cup. Sadly it was not to be."<P>He ended: "It has been an honour and privilege to captain my country. I have lived the dream. For that I will always be grateful."</P></DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/196C2378-B223-4EC6-A65C-A1DF704A2053/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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