Soccer: FA hopeful about Beckham’s World Cup chances

David Beckham’s chances of playing in the World Cup are looking brighter after the Football Association consulted Manchester United about the England captain’s injury.

FA chief executive Adam Crozier had talks with the Old Trafford club after they announced the 26-year-old midfielder had broken the second metatarsal bone in his left foot during last night’s Champions League defeat of Deportivo La Coruna.