Beckham says he still “beats himself up” about the red card that he received against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup. England ultimately lost the match on penalties, leading Beckham to become public enemy number one. Wife Victoria, who was pregnant during the months of the torrent abuse, blames England manager Glenn Hoddle for attributing the loss in his post-match interview to Beckham’s sending-off. She tells the documentary that Beckham was “clinically depressed and absolutely broken” during this period. Manchester United team-mate Gary Neville added: “It was inhumane what he had to deal with and it would have broken 99.9% of footballers.”
