David Beckham makes history
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David Beckham played for England for the 108th time in the match against Spain on Wednesday night. Beckham and Bobby Moore now hold the record for the most matches played for England by an outfield player. Goalkeeper Peter Shilton holds the all time record with 125 matches for England. The international record is 181 matches, which is held by retired Saudi Arabian player Mohamed Al-Deayea.
Beckham played for England for the first time in 1996, when he was 21. He has played in two World Cups and scored 17 goals for his country. Beckham plays for American club LA Galaxy, but he has said that he wants to move to Italian club AC Milan, where he is now playing on loan. LA Galaxy has said that Beckham can leave, but it depends if the two clubs can agree on a price.
Have you have finished reading the article? Now try and answer these questions:
1) Which footballer has played the most international matches?
(a)David Beckham
(b)Bobby Moore
(c)Mohamed Al-Deayea
(d) Peter Shilton
Q2) Where will Beckham play football next season?
(a)In Los Angeles
(b)Maybe Milan, but it depends
(c)In Milan
Here are the answers:
1) c - Mohamed Al-Deayea - "The international record is 181 matches, which is held by...Mohamed Al-Deayea"
A2) b - Maybe Milan, but it depends - "LA Galaxy has said that Beckham can leave, but it depends if the two clubs can agree on a price"
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