David Beckham says Victoria regrets over the top WAG behaviour during World Cup

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David Beckham has revealed his wife Victoria Beckham 'regrets' going 'too far' as one of the most famous WAGs in the world. The former England captain has reflected on how the high-profile coverage of footballers' partners being present at major tournaments impacted the team's performance.

The 47-year-old admits that former Spice Girls singer is the first person to turn around and ask: "What was I doing? What was I wearing?

Why would I do that?" when reminiscing. England in the 2006 World Cup in Germany is remembered for all the wrong reasons after the so-called 'Golden Generation' crashing out in the quarter finals and star striker Wayne Rooney receiving a red card, writes the Mirror.Off the pitch the WAGs - including Victoria Beckham, Ashley Cole's wife at the time Cheryl and Coleen Rooney - attracted a mass of attention in Baden-Baden, as they stepped out in eye-catching outfits across the city in between cheering on their partners.A lot of blame was placed on the women for the professional male footballers underperforming once again during a big tournament - something then-England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson dismissed as a "stupid excuse" at the time.Reflecting on the peak of WAG culture with his former Manchester United teammate Gary Neville, David said: "There was a lot of attention around the families but I always believed, as an England captain, having the kids around and wives or girlfriends wasn’t a bad thing."But looking back, that whole culture, there was a lot of attention, and whether people behaved themselves in the right manner - I don’t know."Even Victoria, she is the first to say when she looks back: 'What was I doing?