David Beckham Contract Update – Renewal Imminent

David Beckham’s contract should be renewed in the next two or three weeks.

Real Madrid club President Ramon Calderon stated, “In the next 15 or 20 days Beckham’s renewal will be solved because both coach Fabio Capello and the club are very happy with the player.”

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Rio Ferdinand, Manchester United Star Reveals Racism

Rio Ferdinand has revealed that during his time at West Ham, a teammate suffered serious racist abuse from a “very well-known opponent.”

In the latest football book to be serialized in The Times, “Rio, My Story” tells how the England international witnessed first-hand racism, but does not go as far as revealing the player involved.

The Manchester United defender cited legal considerations as his reason for not naming the offender.

Intriguingly, Ferdinand wrote, “If I name the player who came out with the most racist abuse I’ve ever heard on a football field, no one would believe it. I guarantee you’d be astonished.”

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Owen Hargreaves Update – Out Six Weeks

Bayern Munich’s Owen Hargreaves will be out for six weeks after breaking his leg during a 2 – 1 defeat to Armenia Bielefeld.

The lengthy lay-off will mean Hargreaves will miss England’s October Euro 08 Qualifiers against Macedonia and Croatia.

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