David Beckham Out of London 2012 Football Squad

Sports | June 28, 2012, Thursday // 16:17|  views

Soccer player David Beckham (C) lights The London 2012 Olympic Flame as it arrives from Athens, Greece with The London 2012 Olympic Games Flame at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose near Helston, Cornwall, Britain, 18 May 2012. Photo by BGNES

David Beckham, the 37-year-old former England skipper, has been left out of Great Britain Olympic football squad even though he thought he had a "good chance" of playing at London 2012.

"Naturally I am very disappointed, but there will be no bigger supporter of the team than me," he said, as cited by BBC.

"I would have been honored to have been part of this unique Team GB squad. Like everyone, I will be hoping they can win the gold."

Beckham featured in manager Stuart Pearce's shortlist of 35 players but was not selected for the final 18-man squad as one of three players over the age of 23 allowed to compete in the Olympics.

Pearce, who watched Beckham play for Los Angeles Galaxy in the United States last week, picked Manchester City defender Micah Richards ahead of him.

"He (Beckam) has been a great ambassador but that's no guarantee he'll get in the squad. I'm picking on form and merit alone," Pearce told BBC back in April.

"David Beckham will be treated exactly the same as any other individual, whether it is young or over-age.

"I have a duty of care to the Great Britain squad to try to win a gold medal. I will pick the strongest squad I can."

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