While I totally agree about the undue level of importance placed on the England football captain, it's a bit harsh to blame Beckham. We made a fuss of it long before he came along.
Unless there is some strong counter-reason, I'd go with the Italian concept of most caps, or best player. You...
The end result of this will be that Bridge won't go. Capello could do with an excuse to make that happen - and he's got one, because Bridge is only just coming back from injury.
However, it may not be that simple. If other players are really not happy, then some damage has already been done to...
I love these stories, because they invariably stir up the most sanctimonious, hypocritical tendencies in all concerned. Everybody snootily looks down at the tabloids, who actually have the balls and skills to get these stories, they then pretend not to be interested but talk about it in the pub...