Thatcher speaks out to defend Beckham

Ben Thatcher has spoken out on behalf of David Beckham insisting it is time to consign the incident between the pair to history and look forward.

The Welsh international defended the England captain despite being involved in the crunching tackles which saw Beckham limp off with a fractured rib before claiming he had deliberately incurred his yellow card as he knew he would be ruled out of the trip to Azerbaijan.