Sven tells Becks to keep his mouth shut

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON has warned David Beckham to keep quiet about his indiscretions on the pitch as he intimated his cardinal sin was not getting booked on purpose - but admitting to it in public.

With Beckham still in danger of disciplinary action, the England coach said: “On this occasion, David should think that talking is silver, but being quiet is golden.

“As I said before, more or less everything is okay but don’t talk about it in public.”