Irreplaceables? Who needs them?

SOMEWHERE in the hills of Los Angeles, David Beckham must be wondering if he will ever play for England again.

Fri, 14 Sep, 2007 - 01:00
Frank Malley

Back in Britain similar thoughts might have crossed the minds of Gary Neville and Frank Lampard.

Even Wayne Rooney and Owen Hargreaves might have harboured a shiver of apprehension.

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