David Beckham has admitted the abuse he got for his World Cup red card was “brutal”. The former Manchester United hero was vilified by the Press and opposing Premier League fans when he was sent off after kicking out at Argentina’s Diego Simeone in 1998.
But he said his ordeal would have been far worse had social media existed back then.Beckham, 45, said: “When I was playing stakes were high, but I don’t think they were as high as they are now.“I feel there are so many more distractions and obstacles that can affect players from a young age.“It’s OK to not be OK – and I think back in the day it wasn’t.
It wasn’t OK to have a problem.“I made a mistake in ’98 and the reaction at the time was pretty brutal.Sign up for the brilliant new Daily.
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