Italian media have ridiculed the latest in a long line of gaffes
by David Beckham after the former England star said he wanted to see AC Milan
win the Champions League this season.
AC Milan, along with city rivals Inter, failed to qualify for
any European competition this season and so are not involved in the Champions
League or its poorer cousin, the Europa League.
Beckham, 40, reportedly made the blunder at the opening of a new
Adidas store in Dubai, where he was asked who he would like to win the
competition this season.
"I'm going to have to say Man Utd, PSG or AC Milan - one of
those three," said Beckham, who played the bulk of his career with
Manchester United before enjoying spells at Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, Paris
Saint-Germain and AC Milan.
La Gazzetta dello Sport called Beckham's oversight a "Spice
Gaffe" in reference to the retired player's wife Victoria Beckham, a
former member of the pop group the Spice Girls.
A report on the sport daily's website said: "After leaving
behind his playing career, 'Becks' must also have decided not to follow what's
happening in the world of fooball so much."
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