Taunted by Scottish fans
Loss of the regular place and the captain’s armband at Manchester United and a gradual loss from a total of 50 million to currently 20 million euros in around four years – things haven’t necessarily gone smoothly for Harry Maguire in the recent past. Among other things, due to some serious mistakes and mistakes off the pitch, such as a bar fight (Correction: addition added later) The 30-year-old central defender was increasingly made a laughingstock by users of the major social media platforms. During England’s 3-1 win against Scotland in mid-September, around 40,000 host fans jeered Maguire at Hampden Park. Afterwards, the professional revealed, David Beckham, who knows such situations well from his own career, contacted him and encouraged him.
“I spoke to David about three weeks ago after the Scotland game,” Maguire told the newspaper.The Times“. “He contacted me, which was really nice of him and I really appreciated it. That meant a lot to me. I’ve talked about it throughout my career that David Beckham is someone I looked up to when I was a little boy. Unfortunately I didn’t end up on the right wing and score and assist as many goals as he did, but he was a great role model when I was growing up. It shows how noble he is to shake my hand and send me a message.”
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Maguire did not want to go into detail about the content of the conversation, but said that Beckham – from ex-Man United captain to ex-Man United captain – “recalled my career so far and the great moments in my career”. . “In every career there are ups and downs, especially when you have achieved what I achieved, being captain of the biggest club in the world for three and a half years. He’s been in that position and knows what it’s like.”
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Because of his pop star image or moments such as the missed penalty in the European Championship quarter-finals against hosts Portugal in 2004, Beckham was often the target of attacks from opposing fans and media reports. Maguire: “I couldn’t believe how much he went through back then. In the documentary (“Beckham” on Netflix; editor’s note), Gary Neville talks about how resilient he is as a person. I think he was a great role model for a lot of footballers who grew up especially in my time.”
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