Beckham stood down after Posh heart-to-heart

Real Madrid star David Beckham chose to stand down as England captain after an emotional heart-to-heart with wife Victoria.
 
The Sun says Beckham sat down in his hotel room to compose his resignation statement in the early hours of yesterday after he and Victoria agreed that he should resign.

An England insider said last night: "A lot of raw emotion poured out during their talks on the phone.

"It's a decision Becks could never have made without Victoria - they made it together.

"He wanted to bow out as a World Cup winner but it just didn't turn out that way and they agreed it was time to take a new direction together.

"It was a mature decision which will take the pressure off the whole family."