Beckham suffers achilles injury

[Dalglish]

. He's proved himself to be English first so he's one of us

No he's not

[EwarWoo]

No he's not

Lol, fair do's, I probably got a little carried away there, but rest of it still stands

[Dalglish]

Lol, fair do's, I probably got a little carried away there, but rest of it still stands

In only speak for Scotland

[ronanm]

Feel a little sorry for him but tough - think the WC is more of a publicity stunt for him at this rate given he's not going to start. Let's hope Rooney breaks something (preferably his neck) between now and the finals.

[Bender]

Feel a little sorry for him but tough - think the WC is more of a publicity stunt for him at this rate given he's not going to start. Let's hope Rooney breaks something (preferably his neck) between now and the finals.

Ahh good old liverpool fans wishing personal injury on rival players

[ronanm]

Sorry, c'mon Engerland - well, maybe not his neck but if he can't make the WC for some reason I won't be disappointed

[ronanm]

Ahh good old liverpool fans wishing personal injury on rival players

Thanks for the lesson from the pulpit

[anfieldanfield]

Sorry, c'mon Engerland - well, maybe not his neck but if he can't make the WC for some reason I won't be disappointed

Couple of broken legs wouldn't go amiss.

[Imy]

He wouldn't have started anyway, Capello might as well take somebody like that Adam Johnson gives him some options and gets Johnson some experience.

[RoadEnd]

Unbelievable the amount of media coverage - even on 5Live. People will be laying bouquets of flowers soon FFS.

[Maxiedge]

It's amazing to think that with all his money, good looks, cars etc he's way way more unhappier than I am today

[Matt]

Felt a bit sorry for him when I heard. He would have been a good person to have around the squad. But I'll get over it.

[dww]

He wouldn't have started anyway, Capello might as well take somebody like that Adam Johnson gives him some options and gets Johnson some experience.

I feel sorry for Beckham but I also think it is a bit of problem for England. All the other leaders in the squad are in poor form or injured, the best option for the right (Lennon) is out injured too. I think he would have been a valuable stabilising influence in the team.

Not sure who it benefits in terms of the England pecking order really as it is currently looking a bit of a mess any way and there aren't any other experienced players on the fringes. No one has really put down a marker for either flank position of late. We need pace in at least one of those positions. I imagine we will take Gerrard, Walcott and Milner with those positions in mind but Johnson, Bentley and Young have not really been in the forefront of Capello's mind when picking squads until now.

[Mike]

Take Adam Johnson, very good player and always causes problems.

Great goal on the weekend as well.

[Neil Young]

Sky Sports News is running updates on whether Beckham has arrived in Finland, etc.

Talk about OTT. It's almost as bad as the coverage after Princess Diana suggested a game of chicken.