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Becks at Dubai

The usual hype surrounding him was missing this time as England’s star footballer David Beckham made his AC Milan debut at the Dubai Football Challenge last week. The Italian team defeated the German SV Hamburg 4-3 via penalties. Beckham, who wore the number 32 shirt, played 45 minutes on the right midfield. The star is on loan to Milan from LA Galaxy and hopes for a recall when England play Spain in February, which would put him on a par with late Bobby Moore (Engla nd’s second most capped player with 108 caps). Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti was quoted as saying, “He is a great champion; a very, very good player,” said Ancelotti. “He needs to work hard because there is a lot of competition in the squad. But we’ll use him for sure.”

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