What other country in Europe, other than England, would have 76,897 fans turn up to watch a match which is nothing more than a meaningless friendly?
That is what happened at Wembley last night to see England take on Belarus. It may have been a 2010 World Cup qualifier but both teams had nothing to play for, with England having already qualified and Belarus not being able to qualify. So it was a dead rubber.
But maybe those 76,897 fans weren't coming to actually watch the match - which England won 3-0 to end their almost perfect qualification on a high. Maybe they were coming to see David Beckham sporting his new beard.
Beckham, the husband of a former Spice Girl, got so much hair on his face maybe he'll probably become known as Beckham the Bear.
David Beckham: world's worst beard?
David Beckham's new beard was perhaps the most memorable part of England's 3-0 win over Belarus, feels The Telegraph's fashion director.
By Hilary Alexander
15 Oct 2009
The Telegraph
Is there a barber in the stadium? Beckham in action for England during last night's dead rubber World Cup qualifier against Belarus
Beckham the Beard or Beckham the Bear? The footballer's latest style statement makes him look as grizzled as a bewhiskered backwoodsman who hasn’t seen a basin, let alone a razor in years.
The unfortunate thing about Beckham’s face furniture is that it puts the emphasis on the ‘fur’.
This is not ‘hair’, this is a pelt; a thick, shaggy mess that makes the father of three look like Old Father Time or, perhaps, just like a man who is simply too lazy to shave.
There is nothing wrong with beards. But they need to be cut, trimmed and as carefully nurtured as topiary; or else a long, statement of hirsute superiority, as proudly sported by ZZ Top frontman, Billy Gibbons.
Anything else just looks as careless as Julia Roberts forgetting to shave under her arms.
Maybe the football star is waiting for a juicy contract with a well-known brand of shaving cream, or has he simply forgotten where he put his Gillette?
Time for Victoria to lend Becks one of her Bics?
telegraph.co.uk
That is what happened at Wembley last night to see England take on Belarus. It may have been a 2010 World Cup qualifier but both teams had nothing to play for, with England having already qualified and Belarus not being able to qualify. So it was a dead rubber.
But maybe those 76,897 fans weren't coming to actually watch the match - which England won 3-0 to end their almost perfect qualification on a high. Maybe they were coming to see David Beckham sporting his new beard.
Beckham, the husband of a former Spice Girl, got so much hair on his face maybe he'll probably become known as Beckham the Bear.
David Beckham: world's worst beard?
David Beckham's new beard was perhaps the most memorable part of England's 3-0 win over Belarus, feels The Telegraph's fashion director.
By Hilary Alexander
15 Oct 2009
The Telegraph
Is there a barber in the stadium? Beckham in action for England during last night's dead rubber World Cup qualifier against Belarus
Beckham the Beard or Beckham the Bear? The footballer's latest style statement makes him look as grizzled as a bewhiskered backwoodsman who hasn’t seen a basin, let alone a razor in years.
The unfortunate thing about Beckham’s face furniture is that it puts the emphasis on the ‘fur’.
This is not ‘hair’, this is a pelt; a thick, shaggy mess that makes the father of three look like Old Father Time or, perhaps, just like a man who is simply too lazy to shave.
There is nothing wrong with beards. But they need to be cut, trimmed and as carefully nurtured as topiary; or else a long, statement of hirsute superiority, as proudly sported by ZZ Top frontman, Billy Gibbons.
Anything else just looks as careless as Julia Roberts forgetting to shave under her arms.
Maybe the football star is waiting for a juicy contract with a well-known brand of shaving cream, or has he simply forgotten where he put his Gillette?
Time for Victoria to lend Becks one of her Bics?
telegraph.co.uk
