The press squashed Beckham and his actions in the game today.

Well, kidding. How would they? He scored a near-perfect free kick and got his team through to the last 8 where they will face Portugal. A Portugal that, without Deco, might be an easier obstacle than thought.

Here are some things the press said about Beckham:

‘Queasy does it’, said the Sun in a front-page spread with a picture of Beckham celebrating his stunning goal. The Express opted for ‘Nice and Queasy’ on the back page, while The Daily Telegraph chose a more restrained ‘Beckham special sees England through’.

The Sun’s Neil Curtis said if England were to have any hope of winning the FIFA World Cup™, they would need “the skipper’s trusty right boot”.

“You have to hand it old Goldenballs, he still has the eye for the big occasion - and the dramatic,” Curtis wrote.

Henry Winter in the Daily Telegraph said Beckham’s winner was “one of those redemption moments he specialises in”.

“Cometh the hour, cometh the man,” Winter wrote.

“Comprising that free kick and some important clearances, Beckham’s performance was all the more admirable as he was gripped by nausea.”

Mick Dennis in the Express was more downbeat, however.

“Somehow England’s odyssey continues,” was his verdict. “But Ecuador were truly shocking. They lacked ambition, belief and the basic rudiments of international football.”

Source: WCoffsite