Despite his desperate attempts to convince Capello that he should be picked last week, Becks has put on his most magnaminous face and insisted that it s all fine. Having dominated last week s press with the will he or won t he? saga of his 100th England cap, the question is: should Beckham have been picked or not?

Apparently US presidential candidate Barack Obama is a fan of UK soccer club West Ham United - shouldn t he be a fan of an MLS soccer club!