David Beckham has refused to criticise Sir Alex Ferguson
for comments about him in his autobiography.
The former Manchester United manager has revealed he sold
Beckham to Real Madrid in 2003 because he felt the former England captain had
lost his focus.
But Beckham has no ill feelings toward the man who
nurtured his career at Old Trafford.
Beckham, who was speaking to fans on his Facebook page at
the launch of his new autobiography, said: "I'm not going to sit here and
be negative about a man who gave me the chance to play for my boyhood team.
That I'd always dreamt of playing for.
"For me, like I said, he gave me the chance to do
that. He believed in me, he believed in the rest of the young lads that came
through with us."
"I wouldn't be negative about Sir Alex Ferguson
because he was the man that gave me the chance to live my dream."
David Beckham
He joked: "Funny thing was, obviously I'm involved
in the MLS and I'm involved in bringing my own franchise into the league and
actually he was one of the first numbers that I was going to call to be
manager, but I'm not so sure anymore. I'm not sure he'd accept.
"All joking aside, at the end of the day, I wouldn't
be negative about Sir Alex Ferguson because he was the man that gave me the
chance to live my dream."
Beckham is planning to set up his MLS franchise in Miami,
although an ownership deal is yet to be agreed.
The 38-year-old admits he is relishing the challenge of
setting up an American team following his successful playing career at Los
Angeles Galaxy.
Beckham said: "When I signed my contract six, seven
years ago, my manager Simon Fuller actually got a clause in the contract that
enabled me to have a franchise at the end of my playing career and obviously
now I've stopped playing.
"A year before we started looking around at
different places. Miami was obviously one of them.
"We've looked at other places as well, but I'm
excited about that. I'm passionate about it. I'm passionate about staying
involved in football. An owner of a team is something I'm passionate
about."
Culled from Skysports
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