Beckham missing British-style commitment in Spain

England captain David Beckham, who is considering his future with Real Madrid for family reasons, says he misses the competitive spirit of English football in La Liga. Days after saying his children's hounding by paparazzi photographers had made him question his future in Spain, Beckham said he hankered for the physical side of English football. "It's the competitive element of this fixture that excites me," Beckham wrote in his programme notes for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland at Old Trafford.
"The tackles, the challenges, the will to go that extra yard are all very much part of the British game....for me as a player and a fan of football, they are aspects I love about the game too.