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February 17 (Primera Liga) - David Beckham was sent off as Real Madrid were held to a goalless draw at home by Real Betis on Saturday night.Beckham was shown a straight red in injury time after scything down Isidoro from behind on the edge of the Betis penalty area.

David Beckham just seems to be gaining even more exposure, and now it’s confirm that he will indeed retain his place in the starting 11 against Real Betis tommorrow and in fact Fabio Capello has made him captain!.

Asked if he brought Beckham back into his starting line-up out of conviction or out of obligation, Capello said: “No one has ever forced me to do anything. I am a free man that makes up his own mind about things.”

Now Capello is even advising England coach Steve Mcclaren to do the same and reinstate Becks in the England team, playing for Madrid is one thing but the door for England looks firmly shut.

“I hope for his (Beckham’s) sake that he does return as it will make him happy,” Capello told a news conference on Friday.

“He’s always behaved like a great professional. Of course it all depends on the England coach, but he could do good things for England.”

Capello also went on to say that Becks return to the team had a ‘postive’ effect on team spirit.

It seems Chelsea are not the only ones facing the possibility of losing their coach,Barcelona are also having similar problems and though there was a ’show’ of love in the training ground recently nothing can be taken for granted.

‘Me and the rest of the team want him to stay on,’ Xavi was quoted as telling radio station RKB by daily Sport.

‘He has got the dressing room under control and has the complete support of the team. He’s the sort of coach you can rely on and the door to his office is always open.

‘We’ve won lots of trophies with him and we can keep on winning them. He is the ideal coach and a great person too.’

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February 11 (Primera Liga) - Two second half Ronaldinho strikes gave Barcelona a deserved victory over Racing Santander at the Nou Camp on Sunday, as Lionel Messi made his return to action.Argentinian forward Messi made a late substitute appearance as the Catalans secured a win that extended their lead at the top of the Primera Liga to four points over Sevilla after 22 rounds of the Spanish championship.