David Beckham: The Moments That Made Them

Summary

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Episode: David Beckham – The Moments That Made Them

Release Date: January 14, 2026

Hosts: Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Micah Richards

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into the defining moments and enduring legacy of David Beckham—one of football’s most iconic figures. The trio reflects on Beckham’s journey from prodigious talent to global superstar, dissecting career highs, controversies, style influence, and his transformative ventures off the pitch. The conversation blends wit, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, player insights, and respectful admiration for Beckham's footballing abilities and cultural impact.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Beckham: The First Modern Superstar ([01:46]–[03:34])

• Lineker frames Beckham as a player who “almost transcends football,” likening his celebrity to George Best but highlighting Beckham’s global reach.
• Richards notes Beckham’s unique presence, referencing working with him on "CBS: Beckham and Friends" alongside stars like Tom Cruise and Tom Brady.
• Shearer recalls serving as Beckham's captain during the 1998 World Cup and marvels at Beckham's resilience in overcoming the notorious red card incident against Argentina:

  “The venom for him to go through...to come through the other side...tells you everything about his character.” ([03:40]–[04:13])

2. 1998 World Cup Red Card and Fallout ([03:34]–[05:21])

• Shearer recounts the immediate aftermath:

  “It was just like a silence. It was a...Oh, my God.” ([04:31])

• The hosts discuss public hostility towards Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson’s protective role.
• Lineker and Shearer clarify that, contrary to public perception, there was no in-dressing-room blame; the real hurt stemmed from England’s penalty defeat.

3. Playing with Beckham: Footballing Genius ([05:21]–[06:52])

• Lineker confesses Beckham was the one player he’d have most wanted as a teammate for his “unerring” crossing accuracy.
• Shearer dissects Beckham’s style:

  “There was nothing complicated...he moved the ball one yard and had incredible whip on the ball.” ([05:36]–[05:48])
  “Whether that was just shifting the ball or set pieces—the dip, the pace, the accuracy...there haven’t been many better.” ([05:50])

• The trio shares personal stories, including Lineker’s son preferring Beckham over his own dad due to Beckham's footballing prowess.

4. Iconic Beckham Moments ([07:11] and throughout)

a. The Halfway Line Goal ([07:11]–[08:23])

• The panel revisits Beckham’s iconic goal against Wimbledon to open the 1996 Premier League season:

  “That was without doubt the first one in the Premier League era....Not a bad way to start.” – Shearer ([07:44]–[07:52]) “What is a goalkeeper doing?...But the finish is sensational.” – Richards ([07:55]–[08:06])

b. Free Kicks & Set Piece Mastery ([13:09]–[14:17], [17:59]–[18:10])

• The Liverpool free-kick at Anfield and England’s last-gasp Greece qualifier both get special focus.

  “That just doesn’t happen. You have to practice and practice and practice....And I think that sums up his attitude.” – Shearer ([13:55]–[14:17])

c. 1999 Treble—Decisive Goals ([16:22]–[17:40])

• Beckham’s crucial equalizer against Tottenham, paving the way for United’s legendary treble.
• Shearer explains the technical difference in finishing, admiring Beckham’s use of the inside of his foot.

d. Haircuts, Style, and Culture ([17:40]–[18:56])

• Discussion of Beckham’s famous hair transformations—from buzzcuts to mohawks—and the cultural cachet he brought to Manchester United.

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5. Beckham vs. Ferguson: Dressing Room Stories ([18:34]–[21:52])

• The hosts reflect on Beckham’s cultural impact sometimes clashing with Sir Alex Ferguson’s management.

  “He had too much influence, maybe, that Fergie didn’t like. And Fergie protected him many times...” – Richards ([19:23]–[19:43])

• The famous "boot incident" is debated, with surprise expressed at the story leaking. Shearer reminisces about more extreme dressing room altercations in the past and how club culture kept such things secret back then.

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6. Beckham Off the Pitch: Global Branding and Miami Success ([22:32]–[24:05])

• Beckham’s achievements since retiring, notably building Inter Miami and signing Messi and former Barca teammates.

  “What they’ve done with Miami is really pretty impressive.” – Lineker ([22:42])

• Richards commends Beckham’s strategic vision—acquiring an MLS franchise while still playing, and recruiting football legends for Inter Miami.
• Discussion of Beckham's knack for navigating intense global fame, with Lineker noting:

  "His attention is next levels.” ([23:26])

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7. Personal Stories and Light Moments

a. Micah Richards’ Babysitter Was Mel B ([11:29]–[13:09])

• Laughter erupts as Micah shares Mel B of The Spice Girls once babysat him.
• Lineker jokes that the episode is turning into “The Rest Is Babysitting.”

b. Beckham’s “Sticky Stuff” Honey ([23:43]–[24:05])

• Micah claims Beckham once gifted him a jar of homemade honey labeled “David Beckham’s sticky stuff,” prompting comic disbelief and innuendo.

  “Let me rephrase that. David Beckham coming with a jar of honey...it's called David Beckham sticky stuff.” – Richards ([23:51]–[24:03])

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• Shearer:

  “To come through [the ‘98 World Cup fallout] and get to the other end was...amazing...it tells you everything about his character.” ([03:57]–[04:13])

• Lineker:

  “I used to play a bit, but I never scored from the halfway line. And that's the first of our moments.” ([07:11])

• Richards (on Beckham’s impact):

  “Doesn't matter who you support. You just looked at Beckham, who just...you want to do what he wants to do.” ([19:24])

• Shearer (on post-career success):

  “So what he’s done post-game is extraordinary as well in many ways, isn’t it?” ([22:32])

• Richards:

  “Oh, I got some of his sticky stuff, by the way.” ([23:43])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [01:46] Beckham’s Superstar Status Intro
• [03:40] 1998 World Cup Red Card Fallout
• [05:21] What It Was Like Playing with Beckham
• [07:11] The Halfway Line Goal vs. Wimbledon
• [13:09] Set Pieces and Free Kick Technique
• [16:22] 1999 Treble-Clinching Goal vs. Tottenham
• [17:40] Beckham’s Iconic Hairstyles & Culture
• [18:34] Ferguson Relationship & Boot Incident
• [22:32] Beckham’s Inter Miami Success and Fame
• [23:43] Beckham’s Sticky Stuff (Homemade Honey)

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Tone & Takeaways

• The episode is both insightful and irreverent, combining admiration for Beckham’s football with good-natured ribbing and inside stories.
• The hosts agree Beckham’s ability is sometimes overshadowed by his celebrity but make it clear in footballing circles, his talent is never in doubt.
• From technical analysis to tales of celebrity encounters and dressing-room bust-ups, the episode paints a rich portrait of Beckham as player, icon, and post-retirement innovator.

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This summary is designed for listeners who missed the episode, capturing its most engaging content, insights, and humor as delivered by Lineker, Shearer, and Richards.

Transcript

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[Gary Lineker]

Hello and welcome to the Resties Football with Mike Riches, Alan Shearer and me, Gary Lineker. On today's episode of Premier League Greats, the moments that made them. We are focusing on, well, more than just a footballer, I would say. I think a genuine, genuine global superstar and perhaps the first footballer to do that in many ways. Perhaps after someone like George Best, but that was probably more a UK thing. But this guy almost transcends football in many ways, although he stuck with it all his life and now is the owner of a football club as well. I think you've probably worked out who it is now. Golden Balls himself, a certain David Beckham. Sir David.

[Micah Richards]

David Sir. Let's get it right. Sir David.

[Gary Lineker]

Sir Beck's, I think Sir Becks, which he's one of those people I kind of bump into at strange places over the years on trains or. I remember seeing him at so house places like that. Always charming, always warm, engaging, very pleasant. Like him a lot. You know him, what you actually work with him as well. You've been on this show?

[Micah Richards]

Yeah, cbs. Beckham and Friends. Beckham and Friends, yeah. Tom Cruise. Just big hitters, you know what I mean? I feel like when I come here, you're bringing me down if you're going.

[Alan Shearer]

To drop some names, lads.

[Micah Richards]

Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise, Tom Brady, Beckham.

[Gary Lineker]

Michael Richards. It just flows. It flows. It just flows.

[Micah Richards]

No, it was Champions League final.

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah.

[Micah Richards]

He did a show in the studio, did the semi final, but then the final we went out to do and he brought a couple of his mates, hence Beckham and friends. And it was just surreal going in because they're proper icons out there and I'm just like trying to have some banter with them. They're probably thinking, who's this idiot?

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah.

[Micah Richards]

You know.

[Gary Lineker]

And Alan would. You'd have been his captain? Yeah, he became a Latterly.

[Alan Shearer]

Yeah, yeah. Obviously played with him and was his captain in 98 for the 98 World Cup. Of course, when he got. He got that red card.

[Micah Richards]

Yeah.

[Alan Shearer]

I don't think anyone could have imagined what was gonna happen to him after what happened with the red card.

[Gary Lineker]

Unbelievable.

[Alan Shearer]

The venom for him to go through. Come through the other side of it, I think tells you everything about his character.

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah.

[Alan Shearer]

How tough he had to be. And also, I think how much Sir Alex Ferguson so looked after him and protected him.

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah.

[Alan Shearer]

Because, I mean, they were burning effigies and I mean, it was like, incredible that he. What he had to go through after that. So to come through that and get to the other end of it was. Was amazing what he did.

[Micah Richards]

Didn't you give him any advice or, you know, did you rally around him or.

[Alan Shearer]

What was it like, you know, in the. In the dressing room afterwards? It was basically like. It was just like a silence. It was a. Oh, my God.

[Gary Lineker]

I presume none of the players had a go at him, though. I mean, not like the fans did, because the fans right around the country.

[Alan Shearer]

Went, yeah, I can't. I can't remember anyone seeing anything negative to him in the. In the dressing room. And whether Glenn Hoddle said things after or whatever, I can't.

[Gary Lineker]

He did, didn't he? Glenn did to the press and he thought. Almost threw him under the bus in a way. I don't know whether it was. He did it inadvertently, but.

[Alan Shearer]

But I think it was just the disappointment of going out of the World cup was everyone was so pretty muted and silent and everything else in the dressing room. There was no arguing and there was no rowing in. In there. It was just. Well, it's happened, you know. I think there was just the hurt of missing the penalties and going out with the penalties rather than him being sent off.

[Gary Lineker]

I want to ask you what it was like to play with him because, you know, when people ask You. Which player would you most like to play with from a previous era? My answer was always David Beckham. Because, I mean, for a strike, he's delivering his crossing.

[Alan Shearer]

Do you know what it is? There was nothing complicated about what he did. He moved that ball one yard and had incredible whip on the ball. I mean, it does sound pretty simple, but.

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah, but his accuracy was unerring.

[Alan Shearer]

He used to get the dip, the pace and the power, the accuracy. Whether that was just shifting the ball or that was dead balls going for free kicks, whipping them in or going for goal. There hasn't been many better at doing that than him.

[Gary Lineker]

I remember when this little story was, my eldest son, George, who's always been very contrary, supportive Man United and all that sort of thing. And David Beckham was always his hero. And I was at home one day and he was. He had no. How old? He was 7 or 8, George. And I'm reading a newspaper and it's a big article about David Beckham. There's a big picture of David Beckham. He said. And he came over me, sure. He went, dad, he went, david Beckham? He asked David Beckham. And he went. He said, wouldn't it be great to have someone like David Beckham as your dad? Honestly, I think I told it on Parky. I went on parking and I went, well, why? He went, because he's so good at football.

[Micah Richards]

I went, honestly, true story.

[Gary Lineker]

So George. So bloody George.

[Alan Shearer]

He'd have been sat with England's greatest goalscorer then his dad, and he just didn't give a shit about who his.

[Micah Richards]

Dad was because there's no footage to see him. That's why I'm not the only one.

[Gary Lineker]

I used to play a bit. I used to play a bit, but I never scored from the halfway line. And I think that's the first of our moments. Oh, okay, pick it up. That was against Wimbledon, surprisingly, at Selhurst Park. There's the time for Manchester United with Beckham.

[Micah Richards]

That's absolutely brilliant.

[Gary Lineker]

Take a bow. David Beckham. Bang on the halfway line, was it? We see quite a few of these goals now, but at that time, that was.

[Alan Shearer]

That was without doubt the first one in the Premier League year. Premier League started in, what, 92. And this is 96, isn't it?

[Gary Lineker]

96. Opening day of the season.

[Alan Shearer]

Opening day of the season. Not a bad way to start the season, is it?

[Micah Richards]

What is a goalkeeper doing? He's only got a run back 3 or 4 yards. He turns his back on it.

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah.

[Micah Richards]

But the finish is sensational.

[Alan Shearer]

Sullivan. I think it Is. Yeah, yeah.

[Micah Richards]

What did I tell you about goalkeepers that couldn't move back then? Honestly, he wasn't expecting it. He wasn't expecting it. He has 10 seconds to react, honestly.

[Alan Shearer]

You would have saved that, though, would you?

[Micah Richards]

100%.

[Gary Lineker]

I think that season was the. You win nothing with kids.

[Alan Shearer]

Is that what it. Is that the year he said it was it.

[Gary Lineker]

That was the year. I mean, it's funny because it came back to haunting, but also kind of made Alan Hansen, you know, it was like that famous. I was on that show. Was it nothing but kids? And I think it was after a defeat. Was it Villa? Might have been against Villa, not quite sure. But they had a loss and he's. You know, they had all these young superstars of which Beckham was. Was. I don't know whether there's quite a few of them. Incredible bunch of talent.

[Micah Richards]

What was it like working on Match.

[Gary Lineker]

Of the Day back then? I was a pundit then.

[Micah Richards]

Oh, you was a pundit?

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah, yeah. Des Lyneman was the main host on that show because I was. I'd finished playing and I wanted to go into presenting, but there was a gap to bridge, so I started. I think that season was when I started presenting Football Focus because Steven Ryder left. But I was also doing punditry on Match of the Day.

[Micah Richards]

So what was your. Well, in much style.

[Gary Lineker]

What was your style better than you and Alan, really? I mean, I don't know whether I just.

[Micah Richards]

Was you more tactical? Was your big opinion? Was you likable? What was it?

[Gary Lineker]

Oh, obviously likable. I was. I focused mainly on. On strikers roles, forwards. Because that's what I understand. That's ultimately why I don't do. Didn't do punditry in depth, was that I only really cared about the forward side. So I didn't, you know, defensively, Alan Hansen would do all that. He was brilliant. And there's so many times Hanson would say something, I'd go, oh, yeah, the key to punditry, and this was the early days where it started to change. And I think Alan Hanson, I think he kind of created a way of punditry and changed it and a path which many have followed subsequently. He went into it more analytically than anyone had ever done it before. And there were so many times I used to sit there and go, I never realized defenders had to do that because I lived so in my own way. So often when I ask you questions like defenders, but not necessarily. I mean, Al does more than that. Oh, it's all encompassing. So many times I used to ask you questions which I genuinely didn't know the answer, you know, because, you know, like being a fullback, I don't want that involved. I never had any kind of desire to be a coach or anything like that. And it's interesting that Beckham never went down the. The coaching route either, did he?

[Micah Richards]

I haven't even seen him.

[Gary Lineker]

Look at him, his ownership.

[Micah Richards]

He's gorgeous.

[Gary Lineker]

But with Beckham, it was. It was more than just his football. But I think sometimes the quality of his football gets forgotten slightly because of the status. His, like superstar status. Married a Spice Girl. Victoria. I did a couple of adverts with Victoria. She was great. I did couple with the Spice Girls as well.

[Micah Richards]

Did you?

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah, yeah. Way back in the day when I was.

[Micah Richards]

Who was his favorite?

[Gary Lineker]

I wasn't on Beckham's level, obviously, according to my son, anyway. Who's my favourite?

[Micah Richards]

Who was your favourite? Spice Girl.

[Alan Shearer]

Oh, baby. Baby Spice.

[Micah Richards]

Baby Spice. That's Emma Bunton, isn't it?

[Gary Lineker]

Emma. Yeah. I always got on well with Emma. Yeah, she's great. I bet. Subsequently, a few times.

[Micah Richards]

Mel B, she used to. She used to babysit me when I was younger.

[Gary Lineker]

She used to what?

[Micah Richards]

She used to babysit me when I. Yeah. Mel B. Mel B. Mel. Mel B. Used to babysit. Answer the question.

[Gary Lineker]

You don't even need to talk about Beckham at all in this episode.

[Micah Richards]

Get her on the pod.

[Alan Shearer]

Mel B.

[Micah Richards]

Used to. She still does her hair now.

[Alan Shearer]

Mel B.

[Gary Lineker]

Used to babysit.

[Micah Richards]

Used to babysit me. Yeah.

[Alan Shearer]

And I just asked, what the. Am I on him?

[Micah Richards]

That is unbelievable.

[Gary Lineker]

Sure, she was brilliant as well. She was really funny, wasn't she? Real personality, such. That's where she got it from.

[Alan Shearer]

Yeah.

[Gary Lineker]

Babysitting you. Was she already? Please.

[Micah Richards]

She.

[Gary Lineker]

This must have been pre Spice Girls days, surely.

[Micah Richards]

Yeah, yeah. This is way back. This is back in Leeds day.

[Gary Lineker]

Leeds last, wasn't she?

[Micah Richards]

Leeds last year.

[Gary Lineker]

Got that.

[Micah Richards]

Spoke to her just. Couple of Chapel Town. Yes, I think she was born in Chapel Town or that area, but yeah, she moved. What's up, Al?

[Alan Shearer]

She tell you what she wanted?

[Gary Lineker]

What she really, really wanted?

[Micah Richards]

I was brave.

[Gary Lineker]

That's unbelievable. Is that known stat?

[Micah Richards]

No, it's not known. I don't even call it for the pod. Yeah. You know what I mean? Obviously.

[Gary Lineker]

How old were you? Sixteen.

[Micah Richards]

Oh, yeah. I don't remember too much of it, but yeah, there was. Obviously.

[Alan Shearer]

We can get back to David Beckham, lads.

[Gary Lineker]

Do you think she goes around telling everyone I used to babysit Michael Richards?

[Micah Richards]

Of course he does.

[Gary Lineker]

You think me yeah. Yeah. Oh, God, that's. I don't know where to go from there. We've got to go back to. Go back to some football.

[Alan Shearer]

That's throwing a spanner in.

[Gary Lineker]

The Workinho became one of the great free kick takers of our time. There was a goal. Wasn't against Liverpool at Anfield. Around the line or.

[Alan Shearer]

Is Beckham gonna crack it in?

[Micah Richards]

He certainly is. It's a wonder strike from David Beckham. You know, it was that, you know, with his hand. So everyone started doing that for the. The balance to get the whip. Look at his left hand. Yeah, it just goes out to steady him.

[Gary Lineker]

Is that the key to taking free? Put your stand out.

[Micah Richards]

Oh, he was. He's a master.

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah.

[Alan Shearer]

Great technique.

[Gary Lineker]

I remember being at the game of the England game against Greece.

[Micah Richards]

Greece.

[Gary Lineker]

That was unbelievable. Free K that last minute to qualify, wasn't it?

[Alan Shearer]

Unbelievable technique. That just doesn't happen. You have to practice and practice and practice. You imagine how many. What he did even when we were in England, that practice for. For dead ball situations and the practice to move and whip in the number of balls you have to hit to get that to be as good as that is just ridiculous. And I think that sums up his attitude.

[Gary Lineker]

Do you think he's slightly. I know it sounds mad because he's a superstar, but in terms of his football, do you think he's slightly underrated? Yeah, I do as well. I don't think he gets the.

[Alan Shearer]

I don't think he's underrated from the players.

[Gary Lineker]

No, definitely not from the players.

[Alan Shearer]

We all appreciate how good he is, but I certainly agree. Maybe from the wider public because of his superstardom. The probe. Perhaps good he was at football, maybe, but he was brilliant.

[Gary Lineker]

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[Alan Shearer]

Of which 1999 of which you played.

[Gary Lineker]

In FA cup final. Part of that treble.

[Alan Shearer]

Fortunately I remember that season too well as part of their treble was the FA cup as well. So they beat us in the FA cup final comfortably. Very, very comfortable. Yeah, yeah. They never really give us a sniff in that. In that final. It's a bit unlucky for Newcastle. You know when I think about it, we played Arsenal the year before they won the double. Ninth year. Yeah. Beat us in the cup final league. FA cup double. And then the next year 99 we played United in the.

[Micah Richards]

What do you mean he's a bit unlucky?

[Alan Shearer]

I mean you're going against the gr.

[Gary Lineker]

Get to a final, you're going to play something. Oh good.

[Alan Shearer]

Why couldn't we have played someone like West Ham or something like that? I don't know.

[Micah Richards]

To be fair, we had Stoke in FA cup final. Yeah, yeah, you. I do Stoke.

[Alan Shearer]

All right, there you go.

[Micah Richards]

Yeah, yeah, I see what you mean.

[Alan Shearer]

Yeah. Anyway, you know that finish there. Cuz I'm just trying to picture myself if that ball's coming across me onto my right foot, I'm just hitting it like that. I'm trying to hit it with a slice it. Yeah. Whereas his technique is with the inside.

[Micah Richards]

Inside. Yeah.

[Alan Shearer]

It was amazing of it. Wasn't anyone better than the inside of that right foot.

[Micah Richards]

You see his haircut then?

[Gary Lineker]

Oh, blonde locks.

[Micah Richards]

Blonde locks. That's how I remember him.

[Gary Lineker]

Look at him. Well, he had a few haircuts over the time. In fact that leads us nicely actually to the next one which this is probably the only time that Filbert street will ever get a mention in this particular episode with David Beckham. But it's kind of notorious because of the kind of buzz cut, shaven headed the colors.

[Micah Richards]

Look at the collars, guys.

[Gary Lineker]

Colors up on his shirt.

[Micah Richards]

White cantona. The trim. Yeah. Cut off his head. Knee.

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah. Look at this great stylist. This was the season after the treble. Another free kick.

[Alan Shearer]

Just knew you Were in trouble if you free kick within 30 yards.

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah. Oh, there's Ryan Giggs. Just brushes his top of his head, doesn't he?

[Micah Richards]

Like they had some team, didn't they?

[Alan Shearer]

Yeah, they did have a good.

[Gary Lineker]

I mean, what, like gigs and Beckham and Keith Scholes and Neville Brothers. Do we count them gigs either side.

[Alan Shearer]

Right side and left side.

[Gary Lineker]

It's ridiculous. Yeah.

[Alan Shearer]

Great players.

[Gary Lineker]

So hard to play against. Yeah, yeah. But the culture side of things, it was interesting and I think it was probably ultimately the falling out between him and Sir Alex Ferguson and all that kind of stuff. I think he had the Mohican and I think Fergie outlawed that one, didn't he? Rumor has it. I think they probably had a bit of a love hate relationship.

[Alan Shearer]

Yeah.

[Micah Richards]

Do you think it's hard, though? Because I didn't think he tried to disrespect Fergie. He was just going with the flow. It was an icon, wasn't he? Yeah. Do you remember he had the cane rose as well? He cut off his Mohican sarong. Sarong.

[Alan Shearer]

He had the sarong.

[Micah Richards]

The sarong, yeah.

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah, he did.

[Micah Richards]

I don't think he pulled that off, though. I'm not sure that's the only thing that was a bit like not. Not too sure.

[Alan Shearer]

You in the sarong?

[Micah Richards]

Not a chance.

[Alan Shearer]

No.

[Micah Richards]

You won't catch me in a song ever. Never. But even for. Doesn't matter who you support. You just looked at Beckham, who just. You want to do what he wants to do. He had too much influence, maybe that Fergie didn't like. And Fergie protected him many times, especially after.

[Alan Shearer]

In 98.

[Micah Richards]

In 98, when he said, don't do anything in views, we'll protect you. And he did that. So when he. I wouldn't say too big for his boots, but he just got too big for one single person, you know, and it became about him rather than the team. But that wasn't David's fault. He was just doing what he was doing.

[Gary Lineker]

They had the moment in the dressing room, didn't they, with the hurling of the boot.

[Micah Richards]

I'm surprised I got out of the dressing room, though, because normally that would stay in. Yeah, normally that would stay in a.

[Gary Lineker]

Dressing room, didn't he?

[Micah Richards]

I know, yeah.

[Gary Lineker]

But I mean, could have made something up.

[Micah Richards]

We've been in dressing rooms where things gone out, players have fought and gone toe to toe and nothing's come out. So I thought, especially at Man United, I was surprised. Ye. Yeah. When that came out the dressing room.

[Alan Shearer]

Cuz That's a regular thing. Or was back then, not now. I guess regular thing was a. There was always a scrap.

[Micah Richards]

Always a scrap.

[Alan Shearer]

But I guess the manager kicking or a boot and hitting the player and.

[Micah Richards]

Yeah, but he didn't mean to do it. He didn't get a boot and whack him in the face. He threw it on the floor and when, you know, kicked it and went in his eye. I mean, one in a million that.

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah. If you saw Fergie play, he would never have hit tongue.

[Micah Richards]

Have you had any scrap? Come on, give us some insight. Back in the day.

[Alan Shearer]

Back in. Back in. It was. Honestly every single week there was the Chris Nichols one. Yeah, he picked a milk bottle up. We used to have milk bottles back then. Creates a milk bottles glass and he picked one up and winged it at the dressing room wall. And the bottle, the glass and was. Was everywhere. And he went around the whole of the dressing room tell. Okay. And he called Mark Dennis and I think he called him a wanker as well. Mark Dennis stood up and they were. They actually went at it.

[Gary Lineker]

He was quite hard by Mark Dennis.

[Alan Shearer]

Mark Dennis, yeah. They were actually at it in the dressing room. And then the following day, because I was an apprentice, I was cleaning all the showers and the baths and what have you. Mark Dennis came in with his dad and his brother to take the manager on and fight him again. It's like, oh. So, yeah, that was a regular occurrence back then. When I first started, I never really.

[Gary Lineker]

Saw anything like this really. I mean, fallouts and arguments, but something like. No, no, I was brought. I mean, to be honest, when I was coming up at Leicester, we had. Jock Wallace was in charge. Everyone was so terrified. He was the size of a door, six foot four. But it's terrifying bloke. So I don't think anyone would have challenged him then. Gordon Milne was such a charmer. The second manager, it was so. It was different.

[Alan Shearer]

Can you imagine, Come on, getting your brother and your dad coming in the next day we're going. We're going to fill the managery.

[Gary Lineker]

You see Messi and his dad gonna see. See Bex.

[Alan Shearer]

Crazy, crazy.

[Gary Lineker]

So what he's done post game's extraordinary as well in many ways, isn't it? I mean, yeah, to be a culture icon and all that sort of stuff, but what they've done with Miami is really pretty impressive, I would say.

[Micah Richards]

They won the first trophy the other day as well.

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah, they've won one or two trophies. Quite a few signed Messi as well to get him go there Yeah, I.

[Micah Richards]

Think the story about him getting a franchise when he was at LA Galaxy. Yeah, I think that was the smart thing to do when nobody saw that happening. And then getting Miami getting messy. Not only Messi. Busquets.

[Gary Lineker]

The old guard.

[Micah Richards]

Suarez.

[Gary Lineker]

Suarez, yes. Yeah. All his mates.

[Micah Richards]

He's smart.

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah.

[Micah Richards]

He's just. Whoever's managing him, they've done a great job. But imagine, though, there must be a day where he thinks, I just don't want this attention. You get a lot of attention, don't you? Yeah, well, you both do, but I mean, like, his attention is next levels.

[Gary Lineker]

Next level. Yeah. No, I wouldn't, I wouldn't.

[Micah Richards]

It must be just a day. Just thinking, I'll have a day off.

[Gary Lineker]

You can do that at home, can't you? I mean, he's got his place in the Cotswolds, hasn't he, where he does all his. He loves gardening, doesn't he? And all that kind of stuff. So that's where he can. Chickens. He's got bees.

[Micah Richards]

Bees, yeah, bees, yeah. Honey. Oh, I got some of his sticky stuff, by the way.

[Gary Lineker]

What? Beg your pardon?

[Micah Richards]

Let me rephrase that. David Beckham coming with a jar of honey.

[Gary Lineker]

Oh, beautiful.

[Micah Richards]

And it's called David Beckham sticky stuff.

[Gary Lineker]

Yeah, that's what I thought. Yeah.

[Micah Richards]

And he brought something for me.

[Gary Lineker]

Oh, good.

[Micah Richards]

Nothing else? No, no, no. Just a clarifying.

[Alan Shearer]

This has been a really interesting episode, guys. We're talking about David Beckham's sticky stuff and lb. BB Sitting Micah Richards.

[Gary Lineker]

That's Unbelievable story. I still can't quite.

[Micah Richards]

I'll try and get her on next time. We'll get her on a FaceTime baby or. I don't know how old I was.

[Alan Shearer]

Yeah.

[Micah Richards]

And her sister Danielle as well. Used to babysit. Yeah.

[Alan Shearer]

I think we need to stop this before it goes any further.

[Gary Lineker]

Good idea. That's it for. For this episode of the Rest Is Babysitting. So that's it for this episode. The Rest is football. Goodbye from me.

[Micah Richards]

Goodbye from me.

[Alan Shearer]

Goodbye from Me.