Alan Shearer makes David Beckham admission after watching Manchester United icon's documentary
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAlan Shearer has insisted he does not blame David Beckham for England’s 1998 World Cup exit. Manchester United legend Beckham is the subject of a popular Netflix documentary that was released nearly a fortnight ago.
The documentary looks back at his career, including that forgettable clash with Argentina back in 1998. Michael Owen scored a wonderful goal for the Three Lions to put Glenn Hoddle's side 2-1 up in their last-16 clash.
However, after Javier Zanetti equalised, England were dealt an even bigger blog. READ MORE: Why Sheikh Jassim withdrew offer to buy United ALSO READ: United have been repeating same two mistakes Beckham was shown a straight red card for kicking Diego Simeone.
The Argentines would go on to win on penalties and Beckham received a torrent of abuse for his part in his side's exit. Clips of burning effigies and abuse thrown his way from rival fans are shown in the documentary.
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