ACUDIÓ NOT AN IMPORTANT DINNER BENÉFICA

David Beckham, who is the new national selector England, Fabio Capello, desairó to convocarle not for the next friendly match versus Switzerland, there came last night at a charity dinner that was to preside.

The organizers and guests at the dinner to benefit the fight against cystic fibrosis suffered a great disappointment when the footballer announced with only two hours in advance that it would not attend, reported the daily The Times.

Beckham did not give any explanation to the organizers and one of the assistants, also footballer Peter Crouch, Liverpool, said he was not aware of either the reasons for his absence.

"We have an opportunity to do something to help these patients. Saddens me that it has not been Beckham," said Emmanuel Adebayor in turn, Arsenal.

Beckham had agreed to chair the charity dinner after he failed the Barcelona player Thierry Henry, who had to return to Spain after having helped in its organization.

The former captain of the English selection did not know who would attend just hours after they learn that not play next Wednesday that the party should make their number one hundred with the selection English.

The players agent, Simon Olivera, Beckham explained that he had been summoned for a training sessions by the team for playing today, the LA Galaxy in Los Angeles, after they knew that not disputaría the friendly with Switzerland.

Guests at the dinner, among which were the British prime minister, Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah, who have a son eighteen months suffering from cystic fibrosis, had paid 1,250 pounds (about 1,675 euros) per head.

Finally musician Elton John was responsible for replacing the footballer.

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The new British national selector, Fabio Capello said his intimates that will not have David Beckham for the forthcoming friendly match England face Switzerland on Wednesday of next week.

Capello will release the final call of the 22 members of the English team next Saturday, and Beckham is not expected to be among them, as reported by the newspaper The Guardian.

The coach will try to talk to Beckham this week before taking a final decision, but has explained privately that the player is not in full physical condition, as it has not played a competitive match since late November.

Capello has not closed, however, the doors to entirely international career of former England captain and current player of the Los Angeles Galaxy, and believes that it can help the English team to qualify for the World 2010.

Beckham, aged 32, should play its hundredth party selection versus Switzerland, but Capello will not make sentimental reasons imposed on the sound at choosing their men.

Capello has been favorably impressed, according to the newspaper, by Aaron Lennon, Tottenham, and David Bentley, Blackburn, and believes that any of them would do in the next game better role that Beckham, who knows very well for having previously trained in the Santiago Bernabeu.

Today Beckham was training with Arsenal, and Capello is convinced that the player tries to improve their physical fitness, but according to sources close to the screening, does not believe that is still able to play a game even international friendly. By leaving out Beckham, Capello also sends a clear message that it has begun a new phase in the selection English.

He has also insisted, said The Guardian, in that neither Trevor Brooking, director of development at the Football Association, or Brian Barwick, chief executive, will have no say in the selection of players.

Many, including Sir Alex Ferguson, addressed to Beckham at Manchester United, confident, however, that Capello this week to include Beckham in the English team. "Denying one party (the selection) when it has been played and ninety-nine would not be good," said Ferguson.

Beckham was excluded because of the first English team which appointed Capellos predecessor, Steve McClaren, but returned to the selection after an absence of eleven months. The former England captain is confident his party dispute hundred number to join the elite of international Peter Shilton, Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton and Billy Wright-they have done before that feat.

The former Real Madrid player practiced with the Gunners, in preparation for the friendly in the selection of England in London face Switzerland in February and for the new season of Major League Soccer, which starts in March dispute .

David Beckham seems determined to take things seriously. For this reason, he began to train as much as the Arsenal , the main rival of the club with which they identified in their country and which make it available to the world, Manchester United .

The flyer wants to stay in shape for the next challenge friendly by selecting English versus Switzerland at Wembley on February 6 , which would enable it to achieve the figure of 100 encounters by the British representative and with a view to the new season for his club in the MLS United States, the Los Angeles Galaxy .

Beckham seeks return to be under the command of technical Italian Fabio Capello , who lead Real Madrid . The Italian coach took office following the departure of Steve McLaren , who was removed from office for failing to achieve the qualifying for the Euro 2008 to fighting in Austria and Switzerland.